American Journal of Infection Control

Every year, U.S. laundry providers reprocess over 4 billion pounds of healthcare textiles (HCTs), including surgical scrubs, uniforms, bed sheets, blankets, patient gowns, towels, and washcloths.1 When laundered according to guidelines provided by

Infection prevention professionals (IPs) reduce and eliminate hospital associated infections (HAIs) through evidence-based infection control programming within health care systems. IPs come from diverse professional backgrounds (eg, epidemiologists

Vaccine hesitancy has become a global public health concern.1,2 MacDonald and the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) Working Group on Vaccine Hesitancy defined it as “delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccination despite the availability of

An analysis of the Clinical Excellence Commissions response to COVID-19 prevention and protection measures identified the need to build on the existing governance process to achieve a more structured and methodical approach. The infection prevention

Ever since its emergence, COVID-19 has posed a serious threat to members of the population who are older and have underlying health conditions, with those residing in Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCFs) being particularly susceptible. The purpose of

Infection preventionists rely upon the information provided by the clinical microbiology laboratory to determine whether or not an infection should be reported. However, few infection preventionists understand or are aware of what procedures

The poor state of infection prevention and control in both long-term and acute care settings was revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic.1 In hospitals,2 personal protective equipment (PPE) was scarce, communication was fragmented, and staff were ill

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) was notified of a Klebsiella pneumoniae NDM isolated from a respiratory specimen of a patient in a dedicated Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) intensive care unit (ICU) at

The COVID19 pandemic continues to pose difficult challenges for Infection Preventionists globally include limiting asymptomatic spread and exposures within challenging physical environments. An academic healthcare system with 4 hospitals with over

In April 2020, a group of identical isolates of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia was observed in adult intensive care units (ICU), Covid - 19 units and surgical ICU in a large general hospital in greater São Paulo. The hospital infection control service