Healthcare-associated infections in critical COVID-19 patients in Tunis: epidemiology, risk factors, and outcomes.

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic disrupted adherences to healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention protocols. Herein, we studied the characteristics of all HAIs occurring in critically ill COVID-19 patients.

Methods: A retrospective, single-center cohort of critical COVID-19 patients during 2021.