American Journal of Infection Control

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a major problem for the healthcare system with prevalence ranging from 5-15% of hospitalized patients and up to 9-37% of those admitted to intensive care units (ICUs).1 Prevention of HAIs is crucial for

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is recognized as the leading cause of nosocomial diarrhea associated with the use of antibiotics and the most frequent healthcare-associated infection in high-income countries1. In 2017, this infection caused

Due to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended on March 16, 2020 to carry out nasopharyngeal swabs for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 as extensively as possible to contain the pandemic1:

Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB), or bacteria in the urine when the patient lacks an evidence-based symptom of a urinary tract infection (UTI), occurs at varying rates across different populations.1 The prevalence in healthy adult men and women has

COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic on March 11, 2020 1. The pandemic has substantially affected both the mental health of people around the world, as well as the delivery of psychiatric health care. Patients with psychiatric conditions

The members of the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) are Gram-negative bacilli which are increasingly being reported as opportunistic human pathogens.1, 2, 3 Bcc rarely causes disease in immunocompetent individuals and is recognized as a serious

Health care associated infections (HAI) are responsible for increased length of stay, cost of hospitalization, and high morbidity and mortality. Some authors report that 10-70% of infections can be avoided if prevention and control measures (bundles)

COVID-19 pneumonia is associated with a mortality up to 20% varying by country1 with the number of global deaths over 5 million.2 Antibiotics have been extensively used in COVID-19 patients in intensive care units (ICUs) without a clear indication.3

It is widely acknowledged that effective hand hygiene (HH) among healthcare workers (HCWs) is one of the most important infection prevention strategies available1, 2; and therefore, is a key element of infection prevention and control guidelines.3

Case studies are utilized for training on National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) healthcare associated infection surveillance definitions. Item discrimination and item analysis were applied to case studies to identify questions that most