American Journal of Infection Control

Our national cross-sectional survey of United States hospitals found greater implementation of contact precautions for multi-drug resistant organisms and a higher percentage reporting use of supplemental no-touch disinfection devices among Veterans

This review aimed to synthesize the evidence on infection prevention and control (IPC) interventions for the prevention of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) amongst healthcare workers (HCW) or patients within primary care facilities.

Our national cross-sectional survey of United States hospitals found greater implementation of contact precautions for multidrug-resistant organisms and a higher percentage reporting the use of supplemental no-touch disinfection devices among

This review aimed to synthesize the evidence on infection prevention and control interventions for the prevention of health care–associated infection among health care workers or patients within primary care facilities.

Mycobacterium franklinni is a ubiquitous organism that can cause lung, skin, and soft tissue infections. Due to its pervasive nature, it can be a source of outbreaks via contamination of shared medical equipment or tools. When investigating outbreaks

Health care facility floors and sink drains and other wastewater drainage sites are universally contaminated with potential pathogens. There are plausible mechanisms by which organisms in these sites can be disseminated to environmental surfaces that

Each year in the United States there are approximately 53,000,000 outpatient surgical procedures and 46,000,000 inpatient surgical procedures.1 For example, there are at least 18 million gastrointestinal endoscopies per year.2 Each of these

In the article ..úHigh-level disinfection, sterilization, and hand hygiene: What do accreditation surveyors want to see?..Ñ by Sylvia Garcia-Houchins. in the October issue of the American Journal of Infection Control (2023;51(10):1182-84) was

Hospital patient room surfaces are frequently contaminated with multidrug-resistant organisms. Since studies have demonstrated that inadequate terminal room disinfection commonly occurs, ..úno touch..Ñ methods of terminal room disinfection have been

Hand hygiene continues to be considered 1 of the most important methods of preventing transmission of healthcare-associated pathogens and reducing the incidence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Issues affecting hand hygiene practices in