American Journal of Infection Control

Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) is a leading cause of nosocomial infections. It is a spore-forming anaerobic bacillus that is mainly transmitted through direct or indirect contact with infected patients and asymptomatic carriers.1,2 Patients

Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a major cause of postoperative morbidity and mortality, and increase healthcare-related costs.1,2 A multicentre survey carried out among 25 healthcare facilities in the US showed that pneumonia, gastrointestinal

Skin and skin structure infections (SSSIs) are a leading etiology of bacterial infections in the United States, many of which are caused by Staphylococcus aureus.1 In recent years, the emergence of community-associated methicillin-resistant

Nonpharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs), such as facemask wearing, business and school lockdowns, and contact tracing, are effective tools to combat infectious diseases such as COVID-19 that have devastated people's lives around the globe1. When a

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) have had a negative impact on insurers and health systems globally due to prolonged hospitalization days, as well as increased hospitalization expenses, disease burdens, and waste of health resources.1,2 The

Healthcare personnel (HCP) are at risk of occupationally-acquired COVID-19 because of exposure to infected patients; HCP are also occasionally the source of transmission to patients and other staff.1 To protect HCP and patients and to maintain

Approximately 80% of people with COVID-19 do not require hospitalization. Studies examining the outpatient experience have not tracked symptoms to resolution leading to unknown expected symptom duration. Our objectives were to (1) determine symptom

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) have grown up with one another. Two thousand twenty-two is APIC's 50th anniversary. The year is, as well, a milestone

Antimicrobial prescriptions are relatively common in urologic outpatients. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the impact of antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) interventions.

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia causes opportunistic infections in immunocompromised and patients in intensive care units (ICUs). An outbreak of S. maltophilia in ICU is described which highlights the importance of the risk of infection from