American Journal of Infection Control

Legionella pneumophila is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia. We aimed to determine the pooled rates of L pneumophila contamination in the water environment of the hospital.

The success of antimicrobial therapy has been threatened and the main reason is the indiscriminate use of antibiotics, which increases bacterial selective pressure. After several decades of successful antimicrobial therapy, humanity faces a troubling

The hospital environment represents an important source and risk for the spreading of Staphylococcus aureus strains. This microorganism has been known to be a predominant nosocomial pathogen because of both the diversity and the severity of its

In 2015, The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) conducted the first MegaSurvey of its members to understand key aspects of their practice. Given the evolving role of Infection preventionists (IPs), it is

The emergency medical service (EMS) workforce is at high risk of occupationally-acquired infections due to their exposure to potentially infectious patients during the provision of healthcare. The EMS workforce is exposed to infectious diseases

The initial phases of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic was a time of clinical uncertainty and shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) which required a shift away from the evidence-based practices foundational to the work of infection prevention

Human feces harbor a massive quantity of microbes1; in some cases, the human urethra may contain pathogenic microbes.2 The feces and urine of infected patients examined at medical facilities are especially likely to contain pathogenic microbes as

Sphingomonas paucimobilis is an aerobic, non-fermentative, Gram-negative opportunistic bacillus. Being an oligotrophic bacterium, S paucimobilis can survive in low-nutrient environments.1 Despite claims of low-pathogenicity,1,2 there have been

Health care associated infections (HAI) are a substantial problem in contemporary health care. With an estimated annual US cost of 147 billion dollars, HAIs represent avoidable adverse events, the consequence of which are increased health care costs

Scabies is a skin infection caused by the ectoparasite Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis.1 It is transmitted by close person-to-person contact, which makes it easy to spread in household members and between sexual partners.2,3 Ordinary scabies usually