American Journal of Infection Control

Midline catheters (midlines) have emerged as an alternative to peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) when short-term venous access is needed for peripherally compatible infusates. Midlines are inserted in the antecubital fossa or the upper

University Hospitals Parma Medical Center (UHPMC) in Parma, Ohio is an adult suburban hospital with 247 licensed beds that is striving to reach a goal of zero harm for all patients. Many hospital systems nationally are aiming to decrease hospital

Acinetobacter baumannii complex (ABC), a group of aerobic non-fermenting Gram-negative coccobacilli, has become one of the most prominent opportunistic nosocomial pathogens. It causes severe nosocomial infections worldwide, especially in intensive

Antibiotic overuse puts patients at risk for adverse events and contributes to global antibiotic resistance. More than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur in the United States each year, and more than 35,000 people die as a result.1

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a highly contagious illness caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).1,2 Among the primary measures to reduce COVID-19 dissemination, multiple health authorities, including the

In a 2020 randomized control trial, basic perioperative preventive measures reduced bacterial transmission and surgical site infections.1 For the trial, 19 surgeons and their patients received usual care or a multifaceted infection control bundle

Dear Dr. Stone,

Evidence-based intraoperative infection control measures can reduce Staphylococcus aureus transmission and infections. We aimed to determine whether transmitted S. aureus isolates were associated with increased risk of multidrug resistance and

SARS-CoV-2 emerged in 2019 and has since spread worldwide, resulting in millions of infections and deaths. Early in the pandemic, diagnostic testing was extremely limited, and only available for those with symptoms as it was predicted that one had to

The rapid spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has occurred at such a swift pace that it has crippled worldwide supply chains and has most critically