American Journal of Infection Control

Candida auris is a serious public health threat with increased outbreaks reported in United States hospitals and long-term care centers (LTC). Patients colonized with C. auris are asymptomatic but can still contaminate the environment and transmit C

An individual Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) chapter values member participation in monthly chapter educational meetings. Following the resumption of chapter meetings after the COVID-19 pandemic-related

Evidence supports that environmental cleanliness plays a significant role in the prevention of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). Within surgical services, daily terminal cleaning is a frequent focus for the prevention of surgical site infections

Various strategies for diagnosing Clostridioides difficile (CD) differ in their sensitivity and specificity, as well as ability to distinguish colonization from infection. Impacts include reducing the number of National Healthcare Safety Network

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is the most common organism causing healthcare-associated infections in the United States. CDI rates were above organizational target goal due to delayed testing and variable adherence to the existing

Infection Preventionist (IP) assignments are traditionally determined by the number of inpatient beds (National standards indicate 0.66 full-time equivalent (FTE) /100 beds), but IP’s take on additional responsibilities leading to variable

The SARs-COV-2 pandemic created a great number of challenges in the field of healthcare. While most patient care units occasionally experience obstacles assuring patient safety, behavioral health units present their own unique challenges when

Despite implementation of best practice measures such as daily urinary catheter (UC) needs assessment, two-person UC insertion, and nurse-driven protocol for catheter removal and bladder management, catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI)

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