American Journal of Infection Control

Although routine changing of central venous catheters (CVCs) is commonly performed in patients with severe burns, information on pathogen colonization of the CVC tip and associated bloodstream infections (BSIs) is limited in those patients.

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, health service practices underwent significant changes, impacting the occurrence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). This study presents the epidemiology of bacterial infections and compare clinical data on

During the COVID-19 pandemic, health service practices underwent significant changes, impacting the occurrence of health care–associated infections (HAIs). This study presents the epidemiology of bacterial infections and compares clinical data on

This nationwide, multicentric, retrospective analysis of 1,126,946 COVID-19 cases (March 2020-June 2022) aims to elucidate the impact of COVID-19 vaccination on mortality in patients with a sole solid malignancy.

To develop an investigation form for postoperative infection outbreak (PIO), and to identify sources of the outbreak in the early stage.

Due to the growing body of evidence supporting an environmental role in the transmission of health care–associated infections (HAIs), there is an increasing focus on cleaning methods to reduce HAI spread in health care settings.1,2 Multiple studies

Utilizing a multidisciplinary approach to identify catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) risks in Neuroscience intensive care patients admitted for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, our CAUTI rate decreased from 5.903 per 1,000

Clinical studies have not fully assessed the potential impact of patients’ biochemical indicators on the rate of positive for central venous catheter-tip microorganism culture (PCMC).

Despite common perception of the socioeconomic burden of COVID-19 pandemic, quantification of the relationship between COVID-19 and indicators of health care related financial toxicity in the general population had been limited. This study aimed to