American Journal of Infection Control

COVID-19 has not only highlighted the unpreparedness of the world to handle a global pandemic, but it has also unmasked the inequity of resources available.1-3 A major issue from the beginning of the pandemic has been the availability of personal

SARS-CoV-2 emerged in 2019 and has since spread worldwide, resulting in millions of infections and deaths. Early in the pandemic, diagnostic testing was extremely limited, and only available for those with symptoms as it was predicted that one had to

The rapid spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has occurred at such a swift pace that it has crippled worldwide supply chains and has most critically

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has placed a major burden on health care systems around the world. One major challenge that exacerbated this health crisis was scarcity of personal protective equipment (PPE), including N95 respirators

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

Since the emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in February 2020, the number of pregnant women infected with the virus and delivering by cesarean section has been steadily increasing in South Korea.1 Additionally, pregnancy is considered a

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of home care within the broader healthcare system and the tremendous value that home care providers offer by enabling clients to live and receive care safely at home, rather than in institutions

Annual influenza vaccination is recommended for all health-care personnel by the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.1 Several barriers to vaccination have been previously

Hand hygiene (HH) is recognized as one of the main evaluation points for improvement by ‘WHO Clean Care is safer Care’.1 HH compliance (HHC) monitoring is often done in the daytime due to logistic reasons. HHC decreases during evening and night