American Journal of Infection Control

Brief Report- Healthcare staff perceptions of gaps and education needs for patient-led preoperative hygiene using chlorhexidine gluconate skin cleansing products

Monday, September 26, 2022 - 6:00 PM

Through survey-led interviews, healthcare staff recognize that patients’ have different bathing techniques and need more education on chlorhexidine gluconate cleansing. Preliminary findings gathered will be used to develop and test electronic

Borescope examination and microbial culture results of endoscopes in a tertiary care hospital led to changes in storage protocols to improve patient safety

Friday, September 16, 2022 - 12:00 AM

The complex design of flexible endoscopes, high cost, and narrow channels all pose challenges for proper reprocessing. The type of an endoscope, and what it is used for, determine whether it will undergo high-level disinfection or sterilization.1

Biosafety risk assessment and risk control of clinical laboratory in designated hospitals for treating COVID-19 in Chongqing, China

Friday, June 03, 2022 - 6:00 PM

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) at the end of 2019 has become a global pandemic.1 Chinese health authorities have adopted a series of effective measures

Bacterial diversity of hospital water tanks and the efficacy of hydrogen peroxide based cleaning: experience in a tertiary care center in India

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - 6:00 PM

– Hospital water is often an overlooked yet preventable source of hospital-acquired infections. CDC recommends annual cleaning of water reservoirs in healthcare settings. In our tertiary care hospital, periodic disinfection and microbiological

Bacterial contamination of the smartphones of healthcare workers in a German tertiary-care hospital before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Friday, October 15, 2021 - 6:00 PM

Mobile communication devices, especially smartphones (SPs), have become an essential part of everyday life. The number of SP users in Germany exceeded 60 million in 20201. Despite their frequent usage, most people, even healthcare workers (HCWs)

Bacterial Urine Profile and Optimal Urine Specimen Collection Timing in Asymptomatic Chronically Catheterized Adults with Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders

Thursday, September 16, 2021 - 6:00 PM

Background: Adults with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D) require chronic indwelling catheterization which is associated with an increased risk of catheter-associated (CA) adverse events.Methods: We studied urine samples (culture and

Building a Personal Protective Equipment Monitor Team as Part of a Comprehensive COVID-19 Prevention Strategy

Monday, August 16, 2021 - 6:00 PM

We instituted Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Monitors as part of our care of COVID-19 patients in high-risk zones. PPE Monitors aided healthcare personnel (HCP) in donning and doffing, which contributed to nearly zero transmission of COVID-19 to

Bioluminescence-based hygiene evaluation of public washroom environment: Repeated measurement of posthandwashing facilities on baseline and before and after cleaning schedule

Monday, October 26, 2020 - 6:00 PM

Washrooms provide the perfect breeding ground for dangerous bacteria. Some studies showed that Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Salmonella sp. can survive on surfaces and hands for hours and even days after initial contact.1,2

Barrier resistance of double layer isolation gowns

Friday, October 16, 2020 - 6:00 PM

Isolation precautions are vital to prevent spreading infectious diseases such as, Hepatitis B (HBV), Hepatitis C (HCV), AIDS (HIV), Ebola virus disease and the coronavirus disease 2019 (SARS-CoV-2). Health care personnel (HCP) are at the frontline in