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Optimal hand hygiene practices reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections, especially in high-risk settings of immunocompromised patients. In 2020, face-to-face learning was disallowed in the environment of COVID-19 transmission. We

The year 2020 was unprecedented in many ways, one of which was the tremendous attention given to appropriate hand hygiene practices in the fight against SARS-CoV-2. Hand hygiene has finally gained global recognition from policy-makers, health

Hand hygiene improvement is a critical part of effective infection prevention and control (IPC) and therefore constitutes a priority for patient and health worker safety. However, hand hygiene compliance in healthcare settings remains sub-optimal

CONCLUSION: The proportion of long symptoms in COVID-19 with PTB survivors decreased over time, while nearly one in six still experience persistent symptoms with a higher proportion of anxiety. The recurrence of PTB and the psychological support of

The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of a germicidal ultraviolet light-emitting diode (LED) on the contamination level of a back table in the operating room (OR) during total joint arthroplasty (TJA) procedures.

Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection (CDI) is the leading cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea and is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs.1–3 Over 450,000 cases of CDI and up to 29,000 CDI-related deaths

The hospital environment represents an important source and risk for the spreading of Staphylococcus aureus strains. This microorganism has been known to be a predominant nosocomial pathogen because of both the diversity and the severity of its

Candida auris (C. auris) is a globally-emerging multi-drug resistant yeast. New York State (NYS) first detected C. auris in July 2016 and is the state most affected. This brief report describes characteristics of the first 114 individuals colonized

The Certification Board in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. completed a 2020 Job Analysis to validate the contents of the Certification in Infection Control and Epidemiology (CIC) exam accurately reflects the work of the infection

Sphingomonas paucimobilis is an aerobic, non-fermentative, Gram-negative opportunistic bacillus. Being an oligotrophic bacterium, S. paucimobilis can survive in low-nutrient environments. 1 Despite claims of low-pathogenicity,1,2 there have been