American Journal of Infection Control

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread rapidly. Critically, there have been failures in worker protection causing avoidable infections among front line healthcare workers and other essential workers.1 Substantial evidence is amassing that the

By August 5, 2020, the United States approached 4.9 million confirmed cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) with more than 160,000 deaths.1 The pandemic created a significant disruption in the personal protective equipment (PPE) supply chain

Prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), including catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) and central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs), is a patient safety priority for multiple reasons; preventing HAIs

Central venous catheters (CVCs) are widely used for the administration of chemotherapy to hematological and oncological patients. Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) can be a serious cause of morbidity and mortality, with rates of

As Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections swiftly entered the correctional healthcare system, routine infectious disease management changed dramatically. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) became universal in order to decrease viral spread

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has emerged as a serious threat to human health worldwide.1,2 SARS-CoV-2 is mainly transmitted through infected respiratory droplets and

Strict adherence to reprocessing guidelines and instructions is essential to prevent cross-infection between patients undergoing flexible endoscopic procedures.1–3 Yet, despite reported adherence to endoscope reprocessing guidelines, there has been

Standardized measurement of health care-associated infection (HAIs) is essential to improving nursing home (NH) resident safety and reducing morbidity and mortality, as demonstrated in acute care settings.1 Standardized HAI measurement and reporting

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that on any given day, about 1 in 31 hospitalized patients has at least 1 hospital-associated infection (HAI).1 This translates to approximately three-quarters of a million HAIs in U.S. acute

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.1 The pace of the outbreak driven by the high infectivity of the SARS-CoV-2 virus2 coupled with the absence of a specific treatment or vaccine3 and widespread human