American Journal of Infection Control

Daily bathing with pre-packaged 2% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) cloths for intensive care unit (ICU) patients is widely supported in literature to decrease risk of central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs). 1–3 To monitor and sustain

We compared the incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection before and after the discontinuation of Ultraviolet light used in addition to bleach in terminal disinfection of hospital rooms. We found no difference in C. difficile infection rates

We read with interest Kim et al's letter in the October 2020 issue of AJIC, Lessons learned – Outbreaks of COVID-19 in nursing homes. The letter summarizes the authors’ experiences of developing guidance designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19

Material resources during public health emergencies may be restricted and the processing of personal protective equipment such as Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFRs) for N95 filtering or higher may be placed on the agenda1. Thus, health services

Long-term care (LTC) facilities are high-risk settings for transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Given the high mortality rate associated with COVID

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.1 The pace of the outbreak driven by the high infectivity of the SARS-CoV-2 virus2 coupled with the absence of a specific treatment or vaccine3 and widespread human

Candida auris presents a unique challenge to practitioners and infection control teams worldwide because of its virulence, alarming resistance profile, environmental fitness, and risk of nosocomial transmission. We describe two cases of Candida auris