American Journal of Infection Control

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the world. Over 200 million people have been infected and over 4 million have died. 1 At the beginning of the pandemic, primary care clinicians across the globe had little knowledge about the

Throughout the current pandemic, a severe respiratory tract infection in humans resulting from the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus spread by aerosol droplets 1 from infected persons, and fomites on common touch surfaces have both been confirmed indirectly 2

Infection rates with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and subsequently morbidity and mortality remain high. Rapid identification and isolation of infected individuals are crucial for targeted infection control and

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to disturb nearly all aspects of life worldwide. Although prevention methods such as vaccination, face coverings, hand hygiene, and surface disinfection are effective, easy-to-institute, and readily

Respiratory viruses remain viable on inanimate, environmental surfaces (i.e., fomites) for extended periods of time depending on temperature, humidity, and other factors.1 Effective cleaning and surface disinfection practices reduce levels of

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and increased healthcare costs. Despite the high prevalence of CLABSIs in the U.S., there are currently no tools to stratify a patient's

A novel 4% hydrogen peroxide disinfectant was effective against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Clostridioides difficile spores, carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli, and 2 strains of Candida auris. In laboratory testing, a

Home care and hospice are unique and rapidly growing healthcare settings. However, there is a lack of published findings related to evidence-based infection surveillance programs among these settings. Our health system hired a Home Care and Hospice

: Ambulatory clinics attend to COVID-19 patients, often in spaces with less than ideal ventilation. Testing and treatments can often include aerosol-generating procedures. Portable high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration units have been

In December 2019, unexplained pneumonia occurred successively in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Chinese scholars isolated the virus from the patient samples and completed the whole genome sequencing on January 10, 2020. On January 11, 2020, the World