American Journal of Infection Control

Residents of long-term care facilities (LTCF) are more vulnerable to infectious disease than the general population because of their older age and/or health status, and the fact that they live in congregate settings.1 Different types of LTCFs include

Floors are a potential source for dissemination of health care-associated pathogens.1-5 Although floors are rarely touched directly by hands, many items that are touched come in contact with the floor, and can serve as a source of hand contamination

The importance of hand hygiene (HH) in preventing hospital acquired infections is well known. For this reason, it is important to not only train health care workers (HCWs) in performing HH, but it is crucial to train HH reviewers in collecting

Through survey-led interviews, healthcare staff recognize that patients’ have different bathing techniques and need more education on chlorhexidine gluconate cleansing. Preliminary findings gathered will be used to develop and test electronic

Re: The Pre-Proof of “Implementation of a successful infection prevention and control governance structure and capacity building strategies during COVID-19 pandemic – a brief report” (Dempsey K, 2022).1

Health care associated infections (HAIs) are one of the most undesired adverse outcomes associated with perioperative surgical care. Surgical site infections (SSIs), the most frequent form of HAIs, are associated with significant morbidity, mortality

In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. By the spring/summer of 2020, cases of COVID-19 were overwhelming many medical systems throughout the United States and the world. Monoclonal antibody therapy is

Centers around the world continue to report endoscopically transmitted outbreaks of waterborne and multidrug resistant organisms despite reported adherence to endoscope reprocessing guidelines.1 This discrepancy may, in part, be due to lack of

The complex design of flexible endoscopes, high cost, and narrow channels all pose challenges for proper reprocessing. The type of an endoscope, and what it is used for, determine whether it will undergo high-level disinfection or sterilization.1

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital respiratory protection program (RPP) leaders have increasingly used reusable respiratory protective devices (RPDs) to protect health care workers (HCWs) from respirable infectious hazards. Such