American Journal of Infection Control

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

In this retrospective cohort from 3 Missouri hospitals from January 2017 to August 2020, hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile infections were more common during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic at the tertiary care

The study objective was to quantify infection rate trends for central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) in 89 Alabama hospitals from 2015 to 2021 to analyze how the COVID-19

Behavioral health settings present increased challenges in preventing transmission of infectious agents. Characterizing the relative effectiveness of various strategies, including testing for asymptomatic carriage of SARS-CoV-2 virus, will inform

Behavioral health settings present increased challenges in preventing the transmission of infectious agents. Characterizing the relative effectiveness of various strategies, including testing for asymptomatic carriage of Severe acute respiratory

Hospital onset Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) causes significant disease burden and is associated with increased patient mortality. A nurse-driven CDI test order set had been implemented to reduce hospital-onset CDI, yet the order set was

Long-term care (LTC) facilities experienced significant morbidity and mortality rates among both residents and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, for which they were ill-prepared to practice adequate infection prevention and control (IPC).

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

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

Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) are associated with adverse events such as bloodstream infections; thus clinically appropriate practice is important. However, there is limited research on PIVC use in ambulance settings. This study