American Journal of Infection Control

Although the SARS-COV-2 virus is a serious threat to population health in all jurisdictions, the response to this pandemic has varied substantially across the United States. While vaccines offer some protection against severe morbidity and mortality

An estimated five million children in the United States have a reported allergy to penicillin.1 Nearly 95% of patients with reported penicillin allergies who undergo allergy testing do not have an IgE-mediated allergic reaction and can safely receive

A secure web-based electronic tool was developed and implemented to record adherence to hand hygiene in the routine and to provide direct feedback including anonymised benchmarking. It was found suitable for documenting hand hygiene improvements in a

Fifty years of evolution in infection prevention and control programs have involved significant accomplishments related to clinical practices, methodologies, and technology. However, regulatory mandates, and resource and research limitations, coupled

Hand hygiene improvement is a critical part of effective infection prevention and control (IPC) and therefore constitutes a priority for patient and health worker safety. However, hand hygiene compliance in healthcare settings remains sub-optimal

Introduction: Medical devices can be reservoirs of multidrug-resistant bacteria that may be involved in the acquisition of infections since bacteria with the ability to form biofilms that are difficult to eradicate, mainly in mechanical ventilators

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The skin is the human body's biggest organ and a powerful first line of defense against infection. Both the innate and adaptive immune systems use the skin as a physical barrier to infections as well as a mechanism of surveillance and reactive

Health care personnel (HCP) have experienced significant SARS-CoV-2 risk during the COVID-19 pandemic.1–3 Approximately 500,000 COVID-19 cases and 1,635 deaths from COVID-19 among United States (US) HCP were reported to CDC through May 2021.3 HCP

This case study is part of a series centered on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) healthcare-associated infection (HAI) surveillance definitions. This specific case study focuses on the