Table 1.

Central-Line–Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) and Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Rates Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Variable	Pre–COVID-19 (Mar 2019–Feb 2020)					COVID-19 (Mar–Aug 2020)					Pre–COVID-19 vs COVID-19 Relative Change, % (P Value)
	Observed Events	Device Days	Rate per 1,000 Device Days	Patient Days	Rate per 10,000 Patient Days	Observed Events	Device Days	Rate per 1,000 Device Days	Patient Days	Rate per 10,000 Patient Days	Rate per 1,000 Device Days	Rate per 10,000 Patient Days
CLABSI	302	537,124	0.56	3,007,609	1.00	219	257,898	0.85	1,338,683	1.64	51.0 (<.001)	62.9 (<.001)
Intensive care	149	220,491	0.68	504,344	2.95	141	122,009	1.16	250,268	5.63	71.0 (<.001)	90.7 (<.001)
Non–intensive care	153	316,633	0.48	2,503,265	0.61	78	135,889	0.57	1,088,415	0.72	18.8 (.22)	17.3 (.25)
CAUTI	471	546,952	0.86	3,070,946	1.53	209	270,315	0.77	1,366,558	1.53	−10.2 (.19)	−0.3 (.97)
Intensive care	213	242,101	0.88	504,344	4.22	115	128,234	0.90	250,268	4.60	1.9 (.87)	8.8 (.47)
Non–intensive care	258	304,851	0.85	2,566,602	1.01	94	142,081	0.66	1,116,290	0.84	−21.8 (.04)	−16.2 (.14)