American Journal of Infection Control

The COVID-19 pandemic brought many challenges with regard to standard infection prevention practices and the proliferation of multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs)1; 2. Several outbreaks of MDROs within COVID units have been described in the

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States define carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria as enterobacteria non-susceptible to any carbapenem antibiotics (MIC ≥4 mg/L for doripenem, meropenem or imipenem or ≥2 mg/L for

Diarrheal illness outbreaks caused by norovirus or C. difficile infections (CDI) are among the most frequent health care-associated infections in long-term care (LTC) facilities.1 Approximately 60% of norovirus outbreaks and over half of all health

–Previous single-center studies suggest that exposure to a room previously occupied by a patient with CDI may increase the risk of CDI in subsequent patients. We evaluated the risk of previous room occupant on CDI risk across 5 adult hospitals.

Since the emergence of COVID-19, the world has taken several measures to contain the spread of the disease. Immunization by vaccination has been one of the most important contributions to public health in the past century and is responsible for the

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a major problem for the healthcare system with prevalence ranging from 5-15% of hospitalized patients and up to 9-37% of those admitted to intensive care units (ICUs).1 Prevention of HAIs is crucial for

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is recognized as the leading cause of nosocomial diarrhea associated with the use of antibiotics and the most frequent healthcare-associated infection in high-income countries1. In 2017, this infection caused

COVID-19 pneumonia is associated with a mortality up to 20% varying by country1 with the number of global deaths over 5 million.2 Antibiotics have been extensively used in COVID-19 patients in intensive care units (ICUs) without a clear indication.3

It is widely acknowledged that effective hand hygiene (HH) among healthcare workers (HCWs) is one of the most important infection prevention strategies available1, 2; and therefore, is a key element of infection prevention and control guidelines.3

Case studies are utilized for training on National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) healthcare associated infection surveillance definitions. Item discrimination and item analysis were applied to case studies to identify questions that most