American Journal of Infection Control

Health care systems saw increases in device-associated infections and decreases in surgical site infections (SSI) during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, following an increase in SSIs, an acute care hospital assessed the risk and preventative factors

Healthcare systems saw increases in device-associated infections and decreases in surgical site infections (SSI) during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, following an increase in SSI, an acute care hospital assessed risk and preventative factors of

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a severe and life-threatening condition that can occur in critically ill patients. Mechanical ventilation is a commonly used intervention with ARDS patients, but weaning patients off the ventilator can be

Microbial contamination of external-use ultrasound probes is a serious and overlooked issue. We assessed the effects of different methods of disinfecting medical external-use ultrasound probes.

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

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

During endoscopy, simethicone defoaming agents are commonly used to improve visualization, but they leave residues and impact drying. This clinical trial involved patients undergoing colonoscopy procedures with substantial bubbles that impeded

During the COVID-19 pandemic, increased antibiotic prescribing and infection prevention challenges coincided with antibiotic resistant (AR) infection increases. Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

During the COVID-19 pandemic, increased antibiotic prescribing and infection prevention challenges coincided with antibiotic-resistant (AR) infection increases. Clostridioides difficile (C difficile) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

This study aimed to identify risk factors for remote infection (RI) within 30 days after colorectal surgery.