American Journal of Infection Control

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are known to cause increased morbidity and mortality in pediatric critical care (CC) populations. The use of decolonization protocols in adult CC populations is widely utilized. However

Evidence supports that environmental cleanliness plays a significant role in the prevention of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). Within surgical services, daily terminal cleaning is a frequent focus for the prevention of surgical site infections

Urinary tract infections (UTI) are the leading cause of hospital-associated infection (HAI), with 80% attributable to indwelling urinary catheters. Despite implementation of a urinary catheter management protocol (UCMP), catheter-associated urinary

Epidemiologic surveillance is the foundation of healthcare infection control and consumes approximately 45% of Infection Prevention capacity. In 2020, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) surveillance was added for required external reporting and to

Infection Preventionist (IP) assignments are traditionally determined by the number of inpatient beds (National standards indicate 0.66 full-time equivalent (FTE) /100 beds), but IP’s take on additional responsibilities leading to variable

Prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) reduces healthcare facilities' morbidity, mortality, and cost. Being a major academic medical center, we are challenged with excessive urine culture orders without a precise medical

Hospital acquired infections (HAIs) are a major driver of morbidity and cost in health systems. Central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) require intensive surveillance and review. All-cause hospital-onset bacteremia (HOB) may be a

Contaminated laundry contributes to infectious disease spread in residential and home health care settings. The objectives were to (1) evaluate pathogen transmission risks for individuals doing laundry, and (2) compare hand hygiene timing to reduce

A major concern among health care experts is a shortage of N95 filtering facepiece respirators during a pandemic. If the supply of N95 filtering facepiece respirators becomes limited, reusable elastomeric half-mask respirators (EHMRs) may be used to

Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are the most frequent adverse events in healthcare and can be reduced by improving hand hygiene compliance (HHC) among healthcare workers (HCWs). We aimed to investigate the effect of nudging with sensor lights on