American Journal of Infection Control

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nursing home (NH) residents has highlighted the long-standing systemic deficiencies in and need for effective infection prevention and control (IPC) practices. Residents typically have multiple conditions that

International Health Regulations (IHR) established that countries should use existing national structures and resources to detect, report, and control events involving diseases or deaths above expected levels in a given period. Certain nosocomial

Health care-associated infections (HAI) affect 1 out of 31 hospitalized patients in the United States1. As one of the prominent pathogens causing HAI Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are associated with high morbidity and mortality

Infectious complications are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with chemotherapy-induced neutropenia1. Specific infection control practices targeting this patient population are widely endorsed, but little guidance exists on

Candida auris (C. auris) is a globally-emerging multi-drug resistant yeast. New York State (NYS) first detected C. auris in July 2016 and is the state most affected. This brief report describes characteristics of the first 114 individuals colonized

Infections acquired as a result of the healthcare represent a safety risk for both users and health workers (HWs)1-3. Furthermore, Health Facilities can act as amplifiers of epidemiologically relevant events, as demonstrated in the outbreaks of

Risk for surgical site infection (SSI) after hip and knee arthroplasty (THA/TKA) is multifactorial, including intrinsic patient factors, institutional factors, and procedural factors – as shown in risk adjustment models from the Center for Disease

The COVID-19 pandemic created an unprecedented challenge for health care. Correct mask use, defined as covering the nose and mouth, has been shown to help prevent the spread of COVID-191 and CDC continues to recommend mask use in health care

Effective surface disinfection plays a critical role in preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). There is abundant evidence linking contaminated environmental surfaces to the transmission of nosocomial pathogens, which have been

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused high morbidity and mortality in the United States, with new variants spreading.1 While the pandemic has impacted everyone, racial/ethnic minorities have shouldered a disproportionate burden