American Journal of Infection Control

Blood-cultures (BC) are one of the most important laboratory tests to diagnose bacteremia, however their contamination limits its prognostic value and constitutes a challenge to health services.1 Studies show that up to 50% of all positive blood

Globally, healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) remain a significant burden. Within the United States, approximately 687,200 HAIs are diagnosed in hospitalized patients annually, with deaths in 11% of these patients1. Additionally, the direct

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease COVID-19, first emerged in late 2020 and was officially declared a pandemic in March, 2020.1 COVID-19 quickly overwhelmed healthcare facilities and workers.2,3 Infection preventionists (IPs) are essential

The recent paper by Shepard et al¹ raised questions regarding recommendations for prevention and reduced costs of health care-associated infections (HAIs). According to the study, the results demonstrated that patients with HAI had lower total daily

The authors thank Guevara-Vega et al. for their response to our article and bringing forward critiques. Accurately measuring the financial impact related to health care-associated infections (HAIs) is important and complicated. Without proper

In early January, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that a novel coronavirus, later named SARS-CoV-2, was associated with multiple cases of atypical pneumonia in Wuhan, China.1 By late January, 2020, more cases were identified

As of April 12, 2021, there have been over 136 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide and 2,938,804 deaths.1 The United States alone has suffered over 562,080 of those deaths. Kentucky has had a total of 434,878 cases and 6,204 deaths although

: To identify the incidence, associated factors, and impact of hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) among patients who have undergone orthopedic surgery.

Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) disinfection reduces transmission of infectious diseases such as coronavirus disease 2019 [COVID-19] and Staphylococcus aureus, and surgical site infections associated with the Staphylococcus aureus transmission.1,2 UV-C

Daily bathing with pre-packaged 2% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) cloths for intensive care unit (ICU) patients is widely supported in literature to decrease risk of central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs). 1–3 To monitor and sustain