Open AccessHealthcare-associated infections in Veterans Affairs acute-care and long-term healthcare facilities during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
Author(s) -
Martin E. Evans,
Loretta A. Simbartl,
Stephen M. Kralovic,
Marla Clifton,
Kathleen Deroos,
Brian P McCauley,
Natalie Gauldin,
Linda Flarida,
Shantini D. Gamage,
Makoto Jones,
Gary A. Roselle
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
infection control and hospital epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.243
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1559-6834
pISSN - 0899-823X
DOI - 10.1017/ice.2022.93
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , infection control , veterans affairs , emergency medicine , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , acute care , health care , intensive care medicine , covid-19 , long term care , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , staphylococcus aureus , nursing , biology , bacteria , economic growth , economics , genetics
To assess the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) reported from 128 acute-care and 132 long-term care Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities.