American Journal of Infection Control

Each year in the United States there are over 11,000,000 hospital-based ambulatory surgeries and over 10,000,000 inpatient surgical procedures.1 Each of these procedures involves contact by a surgical instrument with a patient's sterile tissue

Biofilms are surface-attached communities of bacteria embedded in an extracellular matrix. This matrix shields the resident cells from desiccation, chemical perturbation, invasion by other bacteria, and confers reduced susceptibility to antibiotics

In 1995, Mary Wilson described the Basic Concepts in Infectious Disease Emergence and concluded that “the current global situation favors disease emergence” (Table 1).1 The public health threats posed by emerging infectious diseases were further

As the world population is ageing,1 the number of people aged 65 and older in the United States are projected to nearly double in size from 49 million in 2016 (15% of population) to 95 million in 2060 (23% of population).2 With the significant aging

Effective and safe continuous surface and air decontamination technologies could be a useful adjunct to routine cleaning and disinfection in health care settings. Continuously active quaternary ammonium disinfectants that provide residual

The purpose of this paper is to update information regarding the best practices and products for preoperative bathing, surgical hand scrubs, surgical site preparation, daily chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bathing in intensive care units (ICUs) and non

Antibiotic use is a significant risk factor associated with Clostridioides difficile (C difficile) infection (CDI). Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common infection leading to hospital admission and the use of antibiotics that are highly

Surgical site infections (SSIs) following colon surgery are associated with clinical and financial consequences. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) use risk adjustment variables

Surgical site infections (SSIs) following colorectal surgery are associated with clinical and financial consequences. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) use risk adjustment variables

As part of a central line–associated bloodstream infections prevention initiative, our academic medical center formed a dedicated nursing team to assist with central line insertions and provide support with caring for difficult lines and dressings