American Journal of Infection Control

Patients in a behavioral health unit move about freely and participate in communal activities and meals. This type of environment can lead to an increased risk of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) exposure among the patient population. Despite

Drying of the internal channels of endoscopes is an essential step of high-level disinfection that helps prevent the growth of water-borne pathogens or prepares the device for adequate sterilization with vaporized hydrogen peroxide or ethylene oxide

From March 2022 – October 2022, Infection Prevention (IP) investigated eight Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing Citrobacter freundii cases identified at five facilities in a healthcare system to determine relatedness.

As vaccination rates among pediatric patients decrease, there is increased risk of re-emergence and spread of vaccine preventable diseases. When patients are present for care, crowded emergency department (ED) waiting rooms can further exacerbate the

COVID-19 associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) has been frequently described in ICU patients with risk attributed to structural lung injury and immunosuppression. Immunosuppressive therapies including steroids and interleukin-6 receptor

Blood cultures (BC) are the primary method of diagnosing bloodstream infections (BSI). BCs may also result positive due to contamination and translocation of microbes across tissue barriers. Tissue barrier breaks occur during chemotherapy, ischemic

Environmental disturbances which occur during construction or renovation projects can create an infection prevention and control (IPC) risk in healthcare settings. Through the Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) process, Infection Preventionists

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are among the most common healthcare-associated infections, increasing morbidity and mortality rates, especially among critically ill patients. In 2018, the medical-neurological intensive care unit

Healthcare-acquired infections (HAI) in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) are associated with an increased risk of mortality. Increased risks are attributed, in part, to immunosuppression, neutropenia and prolonged use of