American Journal of Infection Control

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented requirements for public reporting of device-related healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) under the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program; this program required public

Acinetobacter baumannii complex (ABC), a group of aerobic nonfermenting Gram-negative coccobacilli, has become one of the most prominent opportunistic nosocomial pathogens. It causes severe nosocomial infections worldwide, especially in intensive

Acinetobacter baumannii complex (ABC), a group of aerobic non-fermenting Gram-negative coccobacilli, has become one of the most prominent opportunistic nosocomial pathogens. It causes severe nosocomial infections worldwide, especially in intensive

Antibiotic overuse puts patients at risk for adverse events and contributes to global antibiotic resistance. More than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur in the United States each year, and more than 35,000 people die as a result.1

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a highly contagious illness caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).1,2 Among the primary measures to reduce COVID-19 dissemination, multiple health authorities, including the

In a 2020 randomized control trial, basic perioperative preventive measures reduced bacterial transmission and surgical site infections.1 For the trial, 19 surgeons and their patients received usual care or a multifaceted infection control bundle

Dear Dr. Stone,

Evidence-based intraoperative infection control measures can reduce Staphylococcus aureus transmission and infections. We aimed to determine whether transmitted S. aureus isolates were associated with increased risk of multidrug resistance and

Recently we have gone through an article regarding the use of white lab coats during the clinical practice class. The author developed the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) questionnaire and distributed it to the medical students of Malaysia.1

SARS-CoV-2 emerged in 2019 and has since spread worldwide, resulting in millions of infections and deaths. Early in the pandemic, diagnostic testing was extremely limited, and only available for those with symptoms as it was predicted that one had to