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Variability in Hospital-Onset Bacteremia in Ontario

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.32981

September 09, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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In this cohort study of 114 hospitals, there was significant variability in hospital HOB rates, suggesting that HOB may be a useful quality metric in discriminating between hospitals.

Corresponding Author: Anthony D. Bai, MD, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine at Queen’s University, 94 Stuart St, Etherington Hall, Room 3010, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada (tony.bai@queensu.ca).

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