American Journal of Infection Control

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused high morbidity and mortality in the United States, with new variants spreading.1 While the pandemic has impacted everyone, racial/ethnic minorities have shouldered a disproportionate burden

Health-care workers (HCW) are facing the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic [1, 2]. Through contact with Coronavirus disease 2019 (CoViD-19) patients, HCW are at increased risk to become infected with SARS-CoV-2

An area of great interest to the antimicrobial stewardship community is the presence of fungal superinfection, specifically invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA), in patients with COVID-19. Classically a disease of the immunocompromised, isolated

The global pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the etiologic agent for COVID-19, has produced a surge in the number of patients in hospitals, the increasing use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and the overload of the health care system

Standardized measurement of health care-associated infection (HAIs) is essential to improving nursing home (NH) resident safety and reducing morbidity and mortality, as demonstrated in acute care settings.1 Standardized HAI measurement and reporting

SARS-CoV-2 has spread rapidly affecting over 10.4 million global citizens and the easy of spread has been demonstrated by the high burden across the globe.1 Two characteristics of the virus that offers an understanding of the effectiveness for