American Journal of Infection Control

Since 2002, the recommended staffing levels for infection prevention and control (IPC) departments has been one full-time equivalent (FTE) per 100 occupied inpatient beds (O'Boyle et al., 2002). However, analyses by Bartles et al. (2018) suggest that

Infection Prevention (IP) department structures vary in how responsibilities are assigned. During the COVID-19 pandemic IP program workload significantly increased and healthcare-associated infections (HAI) performance declined. This study assessed

One out of every 25 patients is impacted by a healthcare-acquired infection (HAI). Mitigation and prevention efforts require both a skilled infection preventionist (IP) and a high functioning infection prevention committee (IPC) by which the

In spite of decades of effort, contaminated environmental surfaces within patient rooms remain a significant cause of healthcare associated infections. In the New York City area, the persistence of Clostridioides difficile and emergence of Candida

Over the last fifteen years, the US health care system and its patients have paid an increasingly high price for adverse events. The health care system needs safe and reliable delivery systems to prevent common causes of patient harm.1-4 Health care

Escherichia coli sequence type (ST) ST131 has emerged globally over the past two decades as a leading cause of extraintestinal E. coli infections.1,2 ST131 is closely associated with resistance to fluoroquinolones and third-generation cephalosporins

Surgical site infections (SSI) are the third most common cause of nosocomial infection in Canada and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality.1 Several studies have demonstrated that surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) reduces the

Health care-associated infections (HAIs) are the most frequent adverse events occurring during patient care and are estimated to cost a 200-bed facility more than $1.7 million per year.1-4 Inadequate hand hygiene (HH) leads to cross-transmission of

Rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) comprise a subset of the non-tuberculosis mycobacteria that usually grow within 7 days of subculture into solid media. They are widely distributed in the environment and able to survive extreme temperature and

Few researchers have investigated the incidence of and risk factors for hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) among inpatients with mental disorders in a general hospital.