American Journal of Infection Control

Health care associated infections (HAI) are a substantial problem in contemporary health care. With an estimated annual US cost of 147 billion dollars, HAIs represent avoidable adverse events, the consequence of which are increased health care costs

Advanced age is the risk factor most associated with morbidity or mortality caused by COVID-19.1,2 About 4% of all persons age 65+ and 15% of persons age 85+ in the United Kingdom (UK) live in a residential long-term care facility (LTCF).3 It became

Temporary isolation wards have been introduced to meet demands for airborne-infection-isolation-rooms (AIIRs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Environmental sampling and outbreak investigation was conducted in temporary isolation wards converted from

The human microbiome and its relation to health and disease is gaining attention as high throughput sequencing and other methods enable greater detection and surveillance of organisms. Since c.400 BCE, physicians have pledged to “first, do no harm”

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) are multidrug resistant organisms that pose a significant risk in the health care setting. Standardized identification ensures prompt isolation and is imperative to maintain patient safety.

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) are multi-drug resistant organisms that pose a significant risk in the healthcare setting. Standardized identification ensures prompt isolation and is imperative to maintain patient safety.

In June 2021, a task force commissioned by the Board of Directors of the Association for Professionals in Infection Prevention and Epidemiology (APIC) evaluated the landscape of health inequity and health disparities as they apply to infection

Scabies is a skin infection caused by the ectoparasite Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis.1 It is transmitted by close person-to-person contact, which makes it easy to spread in household members and between sexual partners.2,3 Ordinary scabies usually

Health care-associated infections (HAI) are a significant cause of morbidity and health care costs, affecting over 1 million patients annually. Patient contact has been associated with contamination of health care workers’ hands or clothing and

COVID-19 relief programs have been instrumental in supporting large-scale testing, vaccination, and treatment efforts over the past year; however, the recent dwindling of federal funding risks a backslide in pandemic protection, with disproportionate