American Journal of Infection Control

The hands of health care workers (HCWs) are the main carriers of nosocomial pathogen transmission during health care.1 Hand hygiene is a feasible and effective intervention to reduce healthcare associated infections (HAIs),2-4 which is also a cost

Infection prevention professionals (IPs) reduce and eliminate hospital associated infections (HAIs) through evidence-based infection control programming within health care systems. IPs come from diverse professional backgrounds (eg, epidemiologists

Vaccine hesitancy has become a global public health concern.1, 2 MacDonald and the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) Working Group on Vaccine Hesitancy defined it as “delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccination despite availability of

An analysis of the Clinical Excellence Commissions response to COVID-19 prevention and protection measures identified the need to build on the existing governance process to achieve a more structured and methodical approach. The infection prevention

Ever since its emergence, COVID-19 has posed a serious threat to members of the population who are older and have underlying health conditions, with those residing in Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCFs) being particularly susceptible. The purpose of

The COVID19 pandemic continues to pose difficult challenges for Infection Preventionists globally include limiting asymptomatic spread and exposures within challenging physical environments. An academic healthcare system with 4 hospitals with over

In April 2020, a group of identical isolates of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia was observed in adult intensive care units (ICU), Covid - 19 units and surgical ICU in a large general hospital in greater São Paulo. The hospital infection control service

Catheter Associated Urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are the fifth most common type of healthcare-associated infection (HAI), resulting in increased morbidity/mortality. The most important risk factor for developing a CAUTI is prolonged use of

Failure to discontinue transmission-based precautions (TBP) for eligible ambulatory patients may decrease stakeholder buy-in, adherence, and experience. Successful removal is hindered by unclear criteria and inadequate resources. We sought to create

Since 2002, the recommended staffing levels for infection prevention and control (IPC) departments has been one full-time equivalent (FTE) per 100 occupied inpatient beds (O'Boyle et al., 2002). However, analyses by Bartles et al. (2018) suggest that