American Journal of Infection Control

Patient safety and prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs) are of international concern.1,2 Swedish law (SFS:2017:30) states that patients should be given health care with good standards on equal terms.3 The clinical work in Swedish operating

Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are severe adverse events affecting children with cancer, often resulting in significant morbidity and mortality.1-2 These patients are at high risk for HAI due to their immunocompromised state, particularly those

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Hand hygiene (HH) is the single most important method to prevent infections. We aim at improving HH compliance by visitors to a pediatric oncology unit.

Scientific evidence suggest that hand hygiene as one of the most effective measures to control infection. To promote good hand hygiene practices, the WHO introduced May 5 as World Hand Hygiene Day (WHHD), and international stakeholders established

Seasonal influenza outbreak is a major public health concern. Every year it occurs worldwide, with a global attack rate estimated at 5–10% in adults and around 290,000-650,000 respiratory associated deaths1.

Infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which can result in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has caused an unprecedented global pandemic. Because COVID-19 is a highly contagious disease, there have been high

The control of health care-associated infections (HAI) in COVID-19 patients is one of the main challenges of current critical medicine, since its control directly impacts the recovery of the patient1. HAI are adverse events, and to our knowledge, no

Building closures, extending from weeks to months, have been common measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Prolonged closures inevitably lead to extreme stagnation in building water systems (BWS), which occurs when water stops flowing for

Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative opportunistic nosocomial pathogen that has emerged as a major threat in the health-care settings, particularly in intensive care and burn units (1). This pathogen has been associated with mortality rates