American Journal of Infection Control

During the COVID-19 pandemic, infectious respiratory disease cases decreased in the United States. In 2019, the CDC reported the highest number of measles cases since 1992 with 1,282 cases.1 One year later, the CDC reported the lowest number of

Human adenoviruses are nonenveloped, double stranded DNA viruses causing healthcare-associated infections like respiratory infections, conjunctivitis, and gastroenteritis. They are transmitted by direct and indirect contact. For example, in hospitals

Since May 2022 the world is facing the largest MPOX (formerly monkeypox) virus outbreak described so far in nonendemic countries, considered by the World Health Organization as a public health emergency of international concern.1

Extended-spectrum β-lactamases-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) is a critical antimicrobial resistance pathogen, to which we need to pay the greatest attention. This study was aimed at uncovering the present evidence for the preventive

Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) is a critical antimicrobial resistance pathogen, to which we need to pay the greatest attention. This study was aimed at uncovering the present evidence for the preventive

Since May 2022 the world is facing the largest MPOX (formerly monkeypox) virus outbreak described so far in non-endemic countries, considered by the World Health Organization as a public health emergency of international concern.1

Candida auris (C. auris), first described in 2009 in Japan, is a multidrug-resistant yeast and a source of health care-associated outbreaks globally, including the United States.1-6 C. auris causes a spectrum of conditions, from colonization to

The incidence of healthcare-associated viral respiratory infections in a pediatric hospital decreased from 1.6 /1,000 patient-days in 2019 to 0.2 /1,000 patient-days in 2020 (P .01), and this was maintained in 2021 despite an increase in community

Although receipt of at least 1 dose of COVID-19 vaccine among adults is high, only about one in six U.S. adults have received the updated (bivalent) booster vaccine (17.3% in January 2023) despite the CDC recommendation in November 2021 for all

Face masks and respirators have been shown to help protect users against harmful particulate matter including pathogen-containing bioaerosols and pollutants.1-4 The filtration efficiency (FE) of face masks, however, has been studied primarily in the