American Journal of Infection Control

My involvement in Veteran research began about 10-15 years ago through researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and the Milwaukee VA. They were interested in Dryhootch of America, where I served as Cofounder and Director of Community

Hand washing is defined as washing hands with regular soap or antimicrobial soap, ranging from briefly rinsing to intensely scrubbing the hands and drying properly. Hand washing is critical in fighting infectious diseases since hands contaminated

Portable medical equipment (PME) such as workstations on wheels (WOWs) and vitals machines (VM) are frequently used between patient rooms during routine care. Pathogens such as Clostridioides difficile (C. diff), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus

Limiting face-touching is one way to control the spread of infectious diseases. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, public health messages promoted hand hygiene and limiting face-touching,1 as contaminated hands contacting the face is a major mechanism

The higher risk of COVID-19 in healthcare workers (HCWs) is well-known. However, the risk within HCWs is not fully understood. The objective was to compare the COVID-19 risk in intensive care unit (ICU) versus non-ICU locations.

Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) technologies have emerged as a promising adjunct to manual cleaning, however, their potential to shorten cleaning times remains unexplored.

Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection (CDI) is the leading cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea and is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs.1–3 Over 450,000 cases of CDI and up to 29,000 CDI-related deaths

Infection prevention and control (IPC) programs are essential to prevent health care-associated infections (HAI) and improve patient safety.1–4 Although HAI surveillance is a primary responsibility for IPC programs, they are also responsible for

During the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released guidance regarding extended use and re-use strategies in response to the national

As of May 30, 2021 approximately only 50% of the total US adult population received full vaccination against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) after the resulting novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) contributed to