American Journal of Infection Control

Prior to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the number of people traveling and returning from abroad was increasing annually.1 This was accompanied by an increase in the number of patients who received medical care overseas and later

The quick spread of COVID-19 and subsequent patient hospital admissions required hospitals across the world to quickly adapt and pivot to provide care safely and adequately. As the initial COVID-19 surge approached, the University of California, San

Acinetobacter baumannii complex (ABC), a group of aerobic nonfermenting Gram-negative coccobacilli, has become one of the most prominent opportunistic nosocomial pathogens. It causes severe nosocomial infections worldwide, especially in intensive

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented requirements for public reporting of device-related healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) under the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program; this program required public

Acinetobacter baumannii complex (ABC), a group of aerobic non-fermenting Gram-negative coccobacilli, has become one of the most prominent opportunistic nosocomial pathogens. It causes severe nosocomial infections worldwide, especially in intensive

Health care-associated infections (HAIs) are the most frequent adverse events occurring during patient care and are estimated to cost a 200-bed facility more than $1.7 million per year.1-4 Inadequate hand hygiene (HH) leads to cross-transmission of

A novel coronavirus was first identified in Wuhan, China in January, 2020, after investigating a cluster of pneumonia due to unknown etiology. The virus was named as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) and the disease was

Blood-borne occupational exposure of medical personnel refers to the harm caused by the exposure of medical and health workers to blood, body fluids, and laboratory culture fluids in the process of diagnosing, treating, nursing, preventing, testing

In recent years, the increase in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become a global issue, threatening public health.1-3 Resistant bacteria make it difficult to treat infections, extending hospital stay, increasing medical costs, and increasing the

We read with great interest the comments performed by Honore and colleagues1 about our recently published article addressing the impact of a dental care intervention on the in-hospital mortality of critically ill patients.2 We do agree with them that