American Journal of Infection Control

Vaccine hesitancy has become a global public health concern.1,2 MacDonald and the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) Working Group on Vaccine Hesitancy defined it as “delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccination despite the availability of

Since 2002, the recommended staffing levels for infection prevention and control (IPC) departments has been one full-time equivalent (FTE) per 100 occupied inpatient beds (O'Boyle et al., 2002). However, analyses by Bartles et al. (2018) suggest that

The poor state of infection prevention and control in both long-term and acute care settings was revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic.1 In hospitals,2 personal protective equipment (PPE) was scarce, communication was fragmented, and staff were ill

We describe a large outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 on a transition unit composed of elderly patients awaiting placement. Environmental and patient sample analyses using ddPCR suggested possible fomite transmission and high viral burden source from a few

Maintaining oral health in critically ill patients is important, as poor oral hygiene is associated with unfavorable outcomes such as pneumonia. However, cleaning the oral cavity in critically ill patients, especially those on mechanical ventilation

Healthcare-associated viral infections (HAVI) are among the most common healthcare-associated infections in children.1 They are an underappreciated and, importantly, preventable cause of patient harm. They may result in prolonged hospitalization

Introduction: Medical devices can be reservoirs of multidrug-resistant bacteria that may be involved in the acquisition of infections since bacteria with the ability to form biofilms that are difficult to eradicate, mainly in mechanical ventilators

White coats have become an esteemed symbol of the medical profession as it has been used as a rite of passage in many parts of the world for the induction of medical students into the medical fraternity1. Traditionally, donning white coats in the

Case studies are utilized for training on National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) healthcare associated infection surveillance definitions. Item discrimination and item analysis were applied to case studies to identify questions that most

The potential for healthcare personnel (HCP) exposure to splashes and airborne droplets in the course of patient care has long been recognized. A 1974 case report described an endoscopist who was exposed to patient fluids that splashed out of the