American Journal of Infection Control

As the world continues to address the COVID-19 pandemic, we are presented with the opportunity to take stock of our experience and reflect on the journey ahead. The year 2022 marks an especially auspicious time for APIC as we celebrate the 50th

The COVID-19 pandemic has been problematic for the implementation of traditional nursing education with a rapid transition to distance learning. However, distance learning is difficult for nursing educators as they must provide students with clinical

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have been detected throughout the world.1-6 Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections prolong hospitalization and increase mortality more than infections caused by antibiotic-sensitive bacteria.7 The annual number of

Hospital acquired infections (HAI) cost the U.S. healthcare system over $10 billion annually in addition to a predicted societal cost (e.g., lost wages and productivity, out of pocket costs) exceeding $200 billion per year1,2. In addition to the

The COVID-19 pandemic brought many challenges with regard to standard infection prevention practices and the proliferation of multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs)1; 2. Several outbreaks of MDROs within COVID units have been described in the

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States define carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria as enterobacteria non-susceptible to any carbapenem antibiotics (MIC ≥4 mg/L for doripenem, meropenem or imipenem or ≥2 mg/L for

Diarrheal illness outbreaks caused by norovirus or C. difficile infections (CDI) are among the most frequent health care-associated infections in long-term care (LTC) facilities.1 Approximately 60% of norovirus outbreaks and over half of all health

–Previous single-center studies suggest that exposure to a room previously occupied by a patient with CDI may increase the risk of CDI in subsequent patients. We evaluated the risk of previous room occupant on CDI risk across 5 adult hospitals.

Since the emergence of COVID-19, the world has taken several measures to contain the spread of the disease. Immunization by vaccination has been one of the most important contributions to public health in the past century and is responsible for the

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a major problem for the healthcare system with prevalence ranging from 5-15% of hospitalized patients and up to 9-37% of those admitted to intensive care units (ICUs).1 Prevention of HAIs is crucial for