American Journal of Infection Control

Infusion Nurses Society recommends peripheral intravenous (PIV) lines to remain in place until clinically indicated, but some system hospitals did not change their policy for removal of PIV until 2019 or later. The objective was to evaluate the

Challenges remain to sustain the improvements in hand hygiene (HH) interventions. There is a need to identify the most effective long-term interventions. Individual response data could play an important role by getting insights into the facilitators

Infection prevention and control measures (IP&C) within the neonatal intensive care units (NICU) require a targeted approach to improve outcomes and decrease hospital acquired infections (HAIs). HAIs in the NICU population can lead to increased

Contaminated surfaces in patient care areas contribute to the transmission of multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) and increase the risk of infection in patients. Our current process did not include an objective validation measure for how thoroughly

A suburban community hospital in Illinois identified an increase in central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in 2021. Review of each CLABSI demonstrated a need to enhance documentation and/or performance of central line maintenance for patients

Infection prevention (IP) programs' increasing demands and evolving scope in the setting of healthcare staffing shortages and a changing environment require an innovative approach to program structure. Historically, the IP program at our academic

Effective infection prevention and control within health care settings requires collaboration and coordination between infection control and environmental management teams. However, the work systems of these teams can be difficult to integrate

Our aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention to reduce the incidence of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) and to determine compliance with preventive measures.

Testing inappropriate stool samples for Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile can lead to the identification of the patient colonized with C difficile and erroneous diagnosis of an active infection. We hypothesized that a multidisciplinary process

Testing inappropriate stool samples for Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile can lead to identification of the patient colonized with C. difficile and erroneous diagnosis of an active infection. We hypothesized that a multidisciplinary process to