American Journal of Infection Control

Advanced age is the risk factor most associated with morbidity or mortality caused by COVID-19.1,2 About 4% of all persons age 65+ and 15% of persons age 85+ in the United Kingdom (UK) live in a residential long-term care facility (LTCF).3 It became

Temporary isolation wards have been introduced to meet demands for airborne-infection-isolation-rooms (AIIRs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Environmental sampling and outbreak investigation was conducted in temporary isolation wards converted from

The COVID-19 pandemic has accumulated a high number of deaths,1 where it has been estimated that approximately 80% of patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU) require mechanical ventilation, which is a risk factor for the development of

In a 2020 randomized control trial, basic perioperative preventive measures reduced bacterial transmission and surgical site infections.1 For the trial, 19 surgeons and their patients received usual care or a multifaceted infection control bundle

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has placed a major burden on health care systems around the world. One major challenge that exacerbated this health crisis was scarcity of personal protective equipment (PPE), including N95 respirators

Healthcare environments are a reservoir for several pathogens that can result in healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) leading to prolonged length of stay in hospital, long-term disabilities, and increased risk of mortality.1 According to the

Antimicrobials prescribed to hospitalized patients are often given intravenously.1-5 Published studies have shown that the prevalence of inappropriate intravenous (IV) antimicrobial prescriptions is high but varies among studies.6-8 While the IV

Background: Current information is limited on the incidence, risk factors, and consequences of extended-spectrum cephalosporin resistant Enterobacteriaceae (ESCRE) carriage in patients undergoing therapy for newly-diagnosed acute leukemia.Methods: We

To describe daily environmental cleaning and disinfection practices and their associations with cleaning rates while exploring contextual factors experienced by healthcare workers involved in the cleaning process.

Nurse involvement in antimicrobial stewardship programs is insufficient, which limits the programs' effectiveness.