practices reported increases in BSIs. Ultimately, our understanding of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HAIs will be limited, due in part to the relaxation of mandatory reporting requirements during the pandemic. 1 Data on healthcare-associated noncentral-catheter-associated BSI rates will be particularly limited because reporting in the United States is not mandated.
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