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Risk factors for healthcare-associated infection among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 infection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 November 2024

Kenneth E. Sands*
Affiliation:
HCA Healthcare, Nashville, TN, USA
E. Jackie Blanchard
Affiliation:
HCA Healthcare, Nashville, TN, USA
Adam Hasse
Affiliation:
HCA Healthcare, Nashville, TN, USA
Kimberly Korwek
Affiliation:
HCA Healthcare, Nashville, TN, USA
Michael Cuffe
Affiliation:
HCA Healthcare, Nashville, TN, USA
*
Corresponding authors: Kenneth E. Sands; Email: kenneth.sands@hcahealthcare.com

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© HCA Healthcare, 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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