American Journal of Infection Control

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) is broad in scope, encompassing all aspects of the healthcare environment. Infection Preventionists (IPs) are expected to be well-rounded and competent in their role, necessitating a robust orientation program

Clostridioides difficle infection (CDI) can be divided according to its acquisition site, healthcare (HC-CDI) or community (CA-CDI). Studies showed severe disease, higher recurrence, and mortality among HC-CDI patients, while others reported the

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) can be divided according to its acquisition site, health care (HC) or community (CA) associated CDI. Studies showed severe disease, higher recurrence, and mortality among HC-CDI patients, while others reported

Bacterial airborne contamination in the operating room during surgery indicates an increased risk for surgical site infection. The conventional surveillance method for bacteria in the air is by air sampling, plating, and counting of colony-forming

Bacterial airborne contamination in the operating room during surgery indicates an increased risk for surgical site infection. The conventional surveillance method for bacteria in the air is by air sampling, plating and counting of colony forming

Among the many interesting aspects of clinical care during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, vascular access still deserves some attention. Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) and midline catheters (MCs) are venous access devices inserted by

Among the many interesting aspects of clinical care during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, vascular access still deserves some attention. Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) and midlines catheters (MCs) are venous access devices inserted by

By the very nature of reusability, processing for reusable medical devices has been and continues to be risk prone. Healthcare systems have historically been slow to embed best practice quality control elements into everyday reprocessing workflow

Surveillance of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) driven by risk-assessment is the cornerstone of effective infection prevention and control (IPC) programs.1. Surveillance is a standardized process of continuous data collection, management

Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is defined as the isolation of bacteria of 105 colony forming units/mL, with or without the presence of pyuria, in the absence of symptoms or signs of a urinary tract infection (UTI).1 ASB is prevalent in up to 50% of