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New study finds bacterial infections affect about 1 in 20 hospitalized adults with firearm injuries

A new study by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) found that bacterial infections develop in approximately 5% of adults hospitalized with firearm injuries, with most infections occurring during the initial hospitalization rather than after patients return home. The findings were published in JAMA Network Open as a research letter.

New study finds bacterial infections affect about 1 in 20 hospitalized adults with firearm injuries

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