https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210902124943.htm

"COVID-19 created a perfect storm for antibiotic resistance and healthcare-associated infections?in healthcare settings. Prior to the pandemic, public health -- in partnership with hospitals -- successfully drove down these infections for several years across U.S. hospitals," said Arjun Srinivasan, M.D., CDC's Associate Director of Healthcare Associated Infection Prevention Programs. "Strengthening infection prevention and control capacities works. This information emphasizes the importance of building stronger, deeper and broader infection control resources throughout healthcare that will not only improve our ability to protect patients in future pandemics but will also improve patient care every day."

For this analysis, researchers used data collected through NHSN, the nation's largest healthcare-associated infection surveillance system, which is used by nearly all U.S. hospitals to fulfill local, state, or federal infection reporting requirements.