American Journal of Infection Control

While SARS-CoV-2 vaccine breakthrough infections are expected, reporting on breakthrough infections requiring hospitalization remains limited. This observational case series report reviewed ten individuals hospitalized with vaccine breakthrough

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic of 2019 has caused historic disruption to personal and public health and well-being. Despite the unprecedented rates of mortality due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide, a large portion of frontline healthcare

Adherence to hand hygiene (HH) in healthcare settings has been highlighted as one of the most effective measures to prevent and control healthcare-associated infections (HAI). It is therefore regarded as a highly important and effective safeguard for

The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of a germicidal ultraviolet light-emitting diode (LED) on the contamination level of a back table in the operating room (OR) during total joint arthroplasty (TJA) procedures.

Portable Medical Equipment (PME) such as workstation-on-wheels (WOWs) and vital signs machines (VMs) are routinely used by healthcare workers (HCWs) for patient care.1,2 Transmission of healthcare-associated infections has been attributed to PME and

Patient-facing health care workers (HCW) experience higher rates of COVID-19 infection, particularly at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, rates of COVID-19 among front-line home health and hospice clinicians are relatively unknown.

“This Research Committee Take-aways: Implementation Science Commentary is part of an ongoing activity of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology Research Committee. The primary purpose of this section in AJIC is to

Utilizing technology can increase efficiency for infection prevention data collection. The purpose of this article is to explain our experience using electronic medical record (EMR) reports for symptom surveillance to increase understanding of how

Healthcare associated infections (HAIs) are prevalent and difficult to treat worldwide. Most HAIs can be prevented by effective implementation of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) measures. A survey was conducted to assess the existing IPC

Seasonal influenza outbreak is a major public health concern. Every year it occurs worldwide, with a global attack rate estimated at 5–10% in adults and around 290,000-650,000 respiratory associated deaths1.