American Journal of Infection Control

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are one of the leading causes of healthcare-associated infections and a burden to patients and health care organizations. Reducing the use of indwelling urinary catheters (IUC) is an effective

Hospital-wide universal decolonization protocols have shown to reduce healthcare-associated infections, including those caused by Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Our facility decolonization protocol consists of a daily

Identifying risk factors for Candida auris (C. auris) on admission to a healthcare facility offers an opportunity to actively screen patients for carriage of this highly resistant fungus and mitigate exposure by applying infection prevention measures

Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are well-known concerns in human healthcare, but less is known about them in animal populations. When a New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli (CP-CRE), was identified at an animal rescue

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are among the most common healthcare-associated infections, increasing morbidity and mortality rates, especially among critically ill patients. In 2018, the medical-neurological intensive care unit

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are a source of morbidity and mortality for hospitalized patients. While a universal MRSA decolonization approach is considered more effective than active surveillance and decolonization

The burn program at an academic medical center experienced an increase in burn patient census in 2021. Critically ill burn patients are placed in an intensive care unit (ICU) serving burn, trauma and neurosurgery patients. Burn patients are at an

Appropriate hand hygiene (HH), including the use of alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water, has shown to be effective in reducing both hospital acquired infections and the spread of antibiotic-resistant germs. Thus, it plays a critical role in

Like other facilities nationwide, our healthcare system is dealing with a shortage of infection preventionists (IP) especially with the surges and threats of emerging infectious diseases like Mpox, Ebola, and COVID-19. Most facilities follow the

Laboratory-identified (LabID) cases of Clostridrioides difficile infection (CDI) are a publicly reported metric to the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). Diagnosing CDI by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) does not allow for identification of C