American Journal of Infection Control

Portable Medical Equipment (PME) such as workstation-on-wheels (WOWs) and vital signs machines (VMs) are routinely used by healthcare workers (HCWs) for patient care.1,2 Transmission of healthcare-associated infections has been attributed to PME and

Patient-facing health care workers (HCW) experience higher rates of COVID-19 infection, particularly at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, rates of COVID-19 among front-line home health and hospice clinicians are relatively unknown.

“This Research Committee Take-aways: Implementation Science Commentary is part of an ongoing activity of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Research Committee. The primary purpose of this section in AJIC is to

Utilizing technology can increase efficiency for infection prevention data collection. The purpose of this article is to explain our experience using electronic medical record (EMR) reports for symptom surveillance to increase understanding of how

Healthcare associated infections (HAIs) are prevalent and difficult to treat worldwide. Most HAIs can be prevented by effective implementation of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures. A survey was conducted to assess the existing IPC

Seasonal influenza outbreak is a major public health concern. Every year it occurs worldwide, with a global attack rate estimated at 5–10% in adults and around 290,000-650,000 respiratory associated deaths1.

The corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to global shortages in personal protective equipment (PPE) for medical staff, specifically disposable respirators.1 The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the

Infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which can result in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has caused an unprecedented global pandemic. Because COVID-19 is a highly contagious disease, there have been high

The control of health care-associated infections (HAI) in COVID-19 patients is one of the main challenges of current critical medicine, since its control directly impacts the recovery of the patient1. HAI are adverse events, and to our knowledge, no

: Healthcare workers are at increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The positivity rates in hospitals that do not receive patients with COVID-19, such as the National Cancer Institute (INCan) in Mexico, and the associated factors are unknown.