The simultaneous COVID-19 and antibiotic-resistant bacteria pandemics weaken our ability to prepare for and respond to the next public health threat. A study published in August reviewed 148 hospitals across 17 states from March through September 2020 and found increases across many types of health care-associated infections. Alarmingly, there were 24 percent more cases of hospital-onset multidrug-resistant infections than expected if not for COVID-19, including an additional 30 percent hospital-onset MRSA infections.

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