American Journal of Infection Control

Infection prevention (IP) programs' increasing demands and evolving scope in the setting of healthcare staffing shortages and a changing environment require an innovative approach to program structure. Historically, the IP program at our academic

Identifying risk factors for Candida auris (C. auris) on admission to a healthcare facility offers an opportunity to actively screen patients for carriage of this highly resistant fungus and mitigate exposure by applying infection prevention measures

Patients receiving care in the intensive care unit (ICU) have increased risk for developing healthcare-acquired bacteremia infections secondary to pneumonia. Oral hygiene is a key strategy in reducing the risk for hospital-acquired pneumonia. This

Infusion Nurses Society recommends peripheral intravenous (PIV) lines to remain in place until clinically indicated, but some system hospitals did not change their policy for removal of PIV until 2019 or later. The objective was to evaluate the

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are a source of morbidity and mortality for hospitalized patients. While a universal MRSA decolonization approach is considered more effective than active surveillance and decolonization

Contaminated surfaces in patient care areas contribute to the transmission of multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) and increase the risk of infection in patients. Our current process did not include an objective validation measure for how thoroughly

Effective infection prevention and control within health care settings requires collaboration and coordination between infection control and environmental management teams. However, the work systems of these teams can be difficult to integrate

Environmental infection transmission is a perennial problem in long-term care facilities (LTCFs), exacerbated by shared living arrangements, residents with cognitive deficits, staffing shortages, and suboptimal cleaning and disinfection. This study

Testing inappropriate stool samples for Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile can lead to identification of the patient colonized with C. difficile and erroneous diagnosis of an active infection. We hypothesized that a multidisciplinary process to

Our aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention to reduce the incidence of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) and to determine compliance with preventive measures.