American Journal of Infection Control

Identify urinary catheter (UC)-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) incidence and risk factors (RF) in 235 ICUs in 8 Asian countries: India, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Candida auris is an emerging fungal pathogen associated with healthcare-associated outbreaks. It is often multidrug resistant and has high mortality and morbidity. Early detection and isolation of colonized patients is essential to prevent its spread

Hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infection (HO-CDI) is a life-threatening disease that can prolong and complicate a patient's hospitalization. To reduce HO-CDIs and ensure positive health outcomes with reduced cost, utilization of a multi

Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare defines an outbreak as "five or more patients found in one place with a clear contact history." Our study focuses on a group infection (disease cluster) which occurred at an outpatient dialysis medical

Prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) is dependent on the appropriate use of indwelling catheters (foleys) and compliance with bundle elements. There is a lack of standardized tools to assess the appropriate use and

Proper perineal (pericare) and Foley care are important steps in Foley maintenance to reduce the incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI). At a quaternary academic medical center, there was an increase in CAUTI during a time

Physical distancing was one of the most difficult COVID-19 mitigation strategies to implement for institutes of higher education (IHE), and many IHEs dropped this protocol in fall 2021 despite the unknown risk of doing so. The purpose of this study

Bacillus cereus, a foodborne illness, occurs within 6-15 hours after consuming contaminated food items. Associated symptoms include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. An investigation was launched following an inquiry from an outside hospital (OSH)