{
  "id": 383856,
  "title": "New study finds bacterial infections affect about 1 in 20 hospitalized adults with firearm injuries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/new-study-finds-bacterial-infections-affect-about-1-in-20",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-09T13:40:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-bacterial-infections-affect-hospitalized-adults.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}