American Journal of Infection Control

Health care-associated infections (HAI) are a significant cause of morbidity and health care costs, affecting over 1 million patients annually. Patient contact has been associated with contamination of health care workers’ hands or clothing and

COVID-19 relief programs have been instrumental in supporting large-scale testing, vaccination, and treatment efforts over the past year; however, the recent dwindling of federal funding risks a backslide in pandemic protection, with disproportionate

Sterile processing personnel routinely decontaminate medical devices that are heavily contaminated with blood, tissue, and patient secretions. Recent studies illustrate the potential for contamination from clinically used endoscopes to spread

Hand hygiene is considered as one of the significant components of hospital infection control. By improving hand hygiene adherence, health care associated infections can be significantly reduced.1,2 COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV2(severe acute

During viral respiratory pandemics in the twenty-first century, most health care workers have used lightweight disposable filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) and should have undergone quantitative fit testing (QNFT) as a part of a dedicated

Standard precautions (SP) and transmission-based precautions (TBP) are fundamental for the prevention and control of the spread of microorganisms in health care facilities.1 Although the benefits of TBP are recognized, individuals in TBP are exposed

Wearing a face mask is a primary public health method to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

Residents of long-term care facilities (LTCF) are more vulnerable to infectious disease than the general population because of their older age and/or health status, and the fact that they live in congregate settings.1 Different types of LTCFs include

In their article “Implementation of an Evidence-based bundle to reduce surgical site infection after cesarean section- review of the interventions1,” Mahomed et al. describe interventions to reduce surgical site infections post cesarean section at a

There is a lack of attention given to research on infection prevention and control and practical guidance among people and their lives outside of health care settings, especially in impoverished communities where people live, work, and play. To stop