American Journal of Infection Control

Maintaining oral health in critically ill patients is important, as poor oral hygiene is associated with unfavorable outcomes such as pneumonia. However, cleaning the oral cavity in critically ill patients, especially those on mechanical ventilation

During the annual Hajj pilgrimage, up to three million Muslims congregate for religious purposes over a 5-day period in Mecca, Saudi Arabia1-4. Hajj is a great equalizer and unifier among Muslims. It takes place during Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th and

We read with great interest the comments performed by Honore and colleagues1 about our recently published article addressing the impact of a dental care intervention on the in-hospital mortality of critically ill patients.2 We do agree with them that

To describe daily environmental cleaning and disinfection practices and their associations with cleaning rates while exploring contextual factors experienced by healthcare workers involved in the cleaning process.

Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) have been progressively rising over the last few decades, owing in part to the emergence of drug and disinfectant resistant bacterial strains, which are thought to have resulted from the misuse of antibiotics and

Background: Current information is limited on the incidence, risk factors, and consequences of extended-spectrum cephalosporin resistant Enterobacteriaceae (ESCRE) carriage in patients undergoing therapy for newly-diagnosed acute leukemia.Methods: We

Health care-associated infections (HAIs) are one of the leading causes of patient morbidity and mortality worldwide.1 The importance of health care environmental hygiene (HEH) for patient safety is becoming increasingly recognized in the literature,2

Covid-19 has spread worldwide within a few months and resulted in millions of deaths globally. [1,2] As previously observed for the 2009 influenza pandemic (Flu09pdm), a novel invasive respiratory virus in a naïve population, initial epidemic waves

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Delta variant spread rapidly worldwide and was reported in 185 countries by September 2021.1 Although vaccination is the cornerstone of protection against SARS-CoV-2, breakthrough

Over 2.8 million people are infected with, and 35,000 people die from antibiotic-resistant bacteria annually in the United States.1 Injudicious outpatient use of antibiotics contributes to the growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and reduced