American Journal of Infection Control

By the very nature of reusability, processing for reusable medical devices has been and continues to be risk prone. Healthcare systems have historically been slow to embed best practice quality control elements into everyday reprocessing workflow

Hand disinfection (HD) is known to be the single most effective prevention measure to avoid nosocomial infections, but the compliance rate (CR) remains low. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of HD opportunities and the CR during

Hand disinfection (HD) is known to be the single most effective prevention measure to avoid nosocomial infections, but compliance rate (CR) remains low. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of hand disinfection opportunities (HDO) and

COVID-19 is believed to increase the risk of secondary healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The objective was to estimate the impact of COVID-l9 pandemic on the rates of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) and catheter

COVID-19 is believed to increase the risk of secondary health care–associated infections. The objective was to estimate the impact of COVID-l9 pandemic on the rates of central line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) and catheter-associated

COVID-19 is believed to increase the risk of secondary health care...associated infections. The objective was to estimate the impact of COVID-l9 pandemic on the rates of central line...associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) and catheter-associated

The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is the biggest global health challenge that threatens to undermine progress toward the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 3 which says “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at

The surgical site infection (SSI) rate following abdominal hysterectomy (HYST) procedures in the United States (US) was reported as 0.66% in 2015 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.1 Since 2012, all New York State (NYS)

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) has been identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as an urgent threat, causing nearly 224,000 infections and 12,800 deaths in hospitalized patients per year at a cost of an estimated $1

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) has been identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as an urgent threat, causing nearly 224,000 infections and 12,800 deaths in hospitalized patients per year at a cost of an estimated $1