Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Infections: A Retrospective Analysis in an Academic Medical Center in New York City.

Background: (), a multidrug-resistant fungus first described in Japan in 2009, has since spread rapidly around the world. More recently, cases of have increased substantially, which may have been affected by the strain the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic placed on health care resources. We describe the epidemiology of infection and colonization at a tertiary care hospital in New York City before, during, and after the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic and describe our approach to surveillance.