American Journal of Infection Control

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital respiratory protection program (RPP) leaders have increasingly used reusable respiratory protective devices (RPDs) to protect health care workers (HCWs) from respirable infectious hazards. Such

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital respiratory protection program (RPP) leaders have increasingly used reusable respiratory protective devices (RPDs) to protect healthcare workers (HCWs) from respirable infectious hazards. Such

The goals of medicine encompass alleviating pain and suffering, promoting health and preventing disease, forestalling death, promoting a peaceful death, curing disease when possible, and caring for the incurable.1 The International Nosocomial

Flexible endoscopes are essential tools used for minimally invasive screening, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures.1,2 Reusable endoscopes must be sterilized or high-level disinfected (HLD) between uses.1-4 Prior to sterilization or HLD

The International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium has found a high ICU mortality rate. Our aim was to identify all-cause mortality risk factors in ICU-patients.

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

Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) is a potent antimicrobial agent formed by the oxidative burst within neutrophils as part of the innate immune system. HOCl has been used since World War I as a disinfectant and antiseptic, although feasibility was limited by

Flushing a toilet can generate aerosolized droplets ranging from 0.3 µm to 3 µm in size, which can rise to a height of at least 1.52 m in the toilet environment.1 A pathogenically contaminated toilet will hence produce a significant proportion of

Flushing a toilet can generate aerosolised droplets ranging from 0.3µm - 3µm in size, which can rise to a height of at least 1.52m in the toilet environment1. A pathogenically contaminated toilet will hence produce a significant proportion of