American Journal of Infection Control

The effect of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on gram-negative bacteria nonsusceptibility to antibiotics is unclear.

To provide a safe environment, behavioral health settings must adhere to “ligature-resistant” protocols for patients at risk of harm to themselves or others. However, certain bathroom ligature-resistant fixtures alter environmental controls, such as

Starting January 4, 2021, our health system core microbiology laboratory changed blood culture identification (BCID) platforms to ePlex BCID from BioFire BCID1 with the additional capability to detect the blaCTX-M-Type gene of ESBL-producing

To analyze whether the application of topical formulas as cosmetics or sunscreens could affect the skin thermographic readings in terms of infection control in pandemic situations.

To analyze whether the application of topical formulas as cosmetics or sunscreens could affect the skin thermographic readings in term of infection control in pandemic situations.

Infection Preventionists (IPs) are responsible for selecting effective disinfectants to decrease the risk of healthcare-associated infections (HAI). Ultraviolet radiation (UV-C) devices are commonly used for this purpose but there is a lack of an

Early recognition of infectious tuberculosis (TB) cases and use of appropriate precautions are essential to infection prevention. In late 2021, a patient with active pulmonary TB presenting with an abnormal x-ray and productive cough went

Infection prevention employs an algorithm that includes 3 negative sputum Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB) stains and 2 negative nucleic acid amplification (NAA) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests along with review of clinical findings and risk factors for

In recent years, newer and resurfaced pathogens are presenting challenges for healthcare facilities worldwide. Traditional cleaning and disinfecting methods are not enough, but enhanced technologies can provide additional support to promote patient

Physician practices are commonly performing invasive procedures; however, this requires personnel to perform advanced high-level disinfection (HLD) procedures in environments unconducive to device reprocessing. This study aimed to review HLD