American Journal of Infection Control

(CAUTI)

Hand hygiene (HH) is the single most important method to prevent infections. We aim at improving HH compliance by visitors to a pediatric oncology unit.

Scientific evidence suggest that hand hygiene as one of the most effective measures to control infection. To promote good hand hygiene practices, the WHO introduced May 5 as World Hand Hygiene Day (WHHD), and international stakeholders established

Seasonal influenza outbreak is a major public health concern. Every year it occurs worldwide, with a global attack rate estimated at 5–10% in adults and around 290,000-650,000 respiratory associated deaths1.

Infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which can result in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has caused an unprecedented global pandemic. Because COVID-19 is a highly contagious disease, there have been high

The control of health care-associated infections (HAI) in COVID-19 patients is one of the main challenges of current critical medicine, since its control directly impacts the recovery of the patient1. HAI are adverse events, and to our knowledge, no

Building closures, extending from weeks to months, have been common measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Prolonged closures inevitably lead to extreme stagnation in building water systems (BWS), which occurs when water stops flowing for

People residing in the United States who were born outside of the country (foreign-born) make up 13.6% (or 44.8 million in 2018) of the population and are disproportionately represented among racial and ethnic minority groups and in the essential

Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative opportunistic nosocomial pathogen that has emerged as a major threat in the health-care settings, particularly in intensive care and burn units (1). This pathogen has been associated with mortality rates

Blood-cultures (BC) are one of the most important laboratory tests to diagnose bacteremia, however their contamination limits its prognostic value and constitutes a challenge to health services.1 Studies show that up to 50% of all positive blood