American Journal of Infection Control

The human microbiome and its relation to health and disease is gaining attention as high throughput sequencing and other methods enable greater detection and surveillance of organisms. Since c.400 BCE, physicians have pledged to “first, do no harm”

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) are multidrug resistant organisms that pose a significant risk in the health care setting. Standardized identification ensures prompt isolation and is imperative to maintain patient safety.

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) are multi-drug resistant organisms that pose a significant risk in the healthcare setting. Standardized identification ensures prompt isolation and is imperative to maintain patient safety.

In June 2021, a task force commissioned by the Board of Directors of the Association for Professionals in Infection Prevention and Epidemiology (APIC) evaluated the landscape of health inequity and health disparities as they apply to infection

COVID-19 relief programs have been instrumental in supporting large-scale testing, vaccination, and treatment efforts over the past year; however, the recent dwindling of federal funding risks a backslide in pandemic protection, with disproportionate

Scabies is a skin infection caused by the ectoparasite Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis.1 It is transmitted by close person-to-person contact, which makes it easy to spread in household members and between sexual partners.2,3 Ordinary scabies usually

Health care-associated infections (HAI) are a significant cause of morbidity and health care costs, affecting over 1 million patients annually. Patient contact has been associated with contamination of health care workers’ hands or clothing and

Sterile processing personnel routinely decontaminate medical devices that are heavily contaminated with blood, tissue, and patient secretions. Recent studies illustrate the potential for contamination from clinically used endoscopes to spread

Hand hygiene is considered as one of the significant components of hospital infection control. By improving hand hygiene adherence, health care associated infections can be significantly reduced.1,2 COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV2(severe acute

During viral respiratory pandemics in the twenty-first century, most health care workers have used lightweight disposable filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) and should have undergone quantitative fit testing (QNFT) as a part of a dedicated