American Journal of Infection Control

Infection Prevention (IP) department structures vary in how responsibilities are assigned. During the COVID-19 pandemic IP program workload significantly increased and healthcare-associated infections (HAI) performance declined. This study assessed

One out of every 25 patients is impacted by a healthcare-acquired infection (HAI). Mitigation and prevention efforts require both a skilled infection preventionist (IP) and a high functioning infection prevention committee (IPC) by which the

Infection preventionists rely upon the information provided by the clinical microbiology laboratory to determine whether or not an infection should be reported. However, few infection preventionists understand or are aware of what procedures

The poor state of infection prevention and control in both long-term and acute care settings was revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic.1 In hospitals,2 personal protective equipment (PPE) was scarce, communication was fragmented, and staff were ill

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) was notified of a Klebsiella pneumoniae NDM isolated from a respiratory specimen of a patient in a dedicated Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) intensive care unit (ICU) at

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are the most frequent adverse events occurring during patient care and are estimated to cost a 200-bed facility more than $1.7 million per year (1–4). Inadequate hand hygiene (HH) leads to cross-transmission of

Rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) comprise a subset of the non-tuberculosis mycobacteria that usually grow within 7 days of subculture into solid media. They are widely distributed in the environment and able to survive extreme temperature and

: Few researchers have investigated the incidence of and risk factors for hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) among inpatients with mental disorders in a general hospital.

Non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia is associated with substantial morbidity, mortality and costs during an episode of acute care. We examined NVHAP incidence, mortality, and costs of Medicaid beneficiaries over a 5-year period (2015-2019)

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in ambulatory pediatric populations are difficult to track at an institutional level, especially for complex patients seen by multiple clinical divisions and home health infusion agencies