Authors: Giacomo Grasselli, Vittorio Scaravilli, Davide Mangioni, Luigia Scudeller, Laura Alagna, Michele Bartoletti, Giacomo Bellani, Emanuela Biagioni, Paolo Bonfanti, N Bottino, Irene Coloretti, SL Cutuli, Gennaro De Pascale, Daniela Ferlicca, Gabriele Fior, Andrea Forastieri, Marco Franzetti, Massimiliano Greco, Amedeo Guzzardella, Sara Linguadoca, Marianna Meschiari, Antonio Messina, Gianpaola Monti, Paola Morelli, Antonio Muscatello, Simone Redaelli, Flavia Stefanini, Tommaso Tonetti, Massimo Antonelli, Maurizio Cecconi, Giuseppe Foti, Roberto Fumagalli, Massimo Girardis, Marco Ranieri, Pierluigi Viale, Mario Carlo Raviglione, Antonio Pesenti, Andrea Gori, Alessandra Bandera
Venue: Chest
Type: Publication
Abstract: Background: Few small studies have described hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) occurring in patients with COVID-19. Research Question: What characteristics in critically ill patients with COVID-19 are associated with HAIs and how are HAIs associated with outcomes in these patients? Study Design and Methods: Multicenter retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data including adult patients with severe COVID-19 admitted to eight Italian hub hospitals from February 20, 2020, through May 20, 2020. Descriptive statistics and univariate an...
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Topics: 
Internal medicine
Emergency medicine
Intensive care medicine
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