American Journal of Infection Control

We investigated the clinical implications of bacteremia among hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Higher rates (52.1%) of multidrug resistant organisms (MDRO) were noted on hospital admission compared to nosocomial acquisition (25.0%). Methicillin

While epidemics and pandemics can cause acute shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers, in many countries PPE is often limited or unavailable under normal working conditions. This chronic shortage of PPE results in

Preventing healthcare-associated infections continues to be a major focus for healthcare systems. Whereas there are numerous evidence-based infection prevention practices published in national guidelines, such as device insertion and maintenance

Since the first cases reported in December 2019, infection with the severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) has become a worldwide pandemic. The disease caused by this novel virus, the Corona Virus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) has overwhelmed

Hand hygiene (HH) is one of the most effective strategies to limit contact transmission of pathogenic microorganisms in health care facilities1,2 and to reduce health care-associated infections.3-5 Notwithstanding, compliance with HH guidelines has

This National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) surveillance case study is part of a case-study series in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC). These cases reflect some of the complex patient scenarios Infection preventionists (IPs) have

Covid-19 has been the first respiratory pandemic since the 1918 Influenza which has had a widespread global effect. It has had severe economic, social, political and cultural consequences on human life and these consequences will be experienced well

A significant change for patients and families during SARs-CoV-2 has been the restriction of visitors for hospitalized patients. We analyzed SARs-CoV-2 hospital visitation policies and found widespread variation in both development and content. This

Preventable patient harm is an epidemic in the United States—a projected 200,000-400,000 Americans experience premature death due to medical error each year.1 Hospitalized children are no less vulnerable, with an estimated adverse event rate in