American Journal of Infection Control

University Hospitals Parma Medical Center (UHPMC) in Parma, Ohio is an adult suburban hospital with 247 licensed beds that is striving to reach a goal of zero harm for all patients. Many hospital systems nationally are aiming to decrease hospital

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented requirements for public reporting of device-related healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) under the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program; this program required public

Acinetobacter baumannii complex (ABC), a group of aerobic non-fermenting Gram-negative coccobacilli, has become one of the most prominent opportunistic nosocomial pathogens. It causes severe nosocomial infections worldwide, especially in intensive

Antibiotic overuse puts patients at risk for adverse events and contributes to global antibiotic resistance. More than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur in the United States each year, and more than 35,000 people die as a result.1

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a highly contagious illness caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).1,2 Among the primary measures to reduce COVID-19 dissemination, multiple health authorities, including the

In a 2020 randomized control trial, basic perioperative preventive measures reduced bacterial transmission and surgical site infections.1 For the trial, 19 surgeons and their patients received usual care or a multifaceted infection control bundle

Dear Dr. Stone,

Evidence-based intraoperative infection control measures can reduce Staphylococcus aureus transmission and infections. We aimed to determine whether transmitted S. aureus isolates were associated with increased risk of multidrug resistance and

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted multiple gaps in health care systems across the globe. Supply chain issues have caused global shortages of essential supplies, such as personal protective equipment (PPE) and testing supplies.1 Timely access to

Face shields (sometimes called visors) were used extensively during the COVID-19 pandemic, either in conjunction with a face mask or other face covering, or increasingly as an alternative to such face protection. Some policy or public health experts