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Effective surface disinfection plays a critical role in preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). There is abundant evidence linking contaminated environmental surfaces to the transmission of nosocomial pathogens, which have been

Health care associated infections (HAI) are a substantial problem in contemporary health care. With an estimated annual US cost of 147 billion dollars, HAIs represent avoidable adverse events, the consequence of which are increased health care costs

Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is one of the most vexing problems facing humanity. It is a silent pandemic poised to reverse a century of medical progress, rendering antibiotics ineffective in treating even the most common infectious diseases. 1-3

Scabies is a skin infection caused by the ectoparasite Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis.1 It is transmitted by close person-to-person contact, which makes it easy to spread in household members and between sexual partners.2, 3 Ordinary scabies usually

Isolation gowns are one of the most frequently used personal protective equipment (PPE) in healthcare settings. They serve a critical role in infection control by protecting arms and exposed body areas of healthcare personnel (HCP), visitors, and

Healthcare institutions have undertaken structural and behavioral interventions to mitigate SARS-CoV-2 transmission between patients and healthcare workers (HCW) and among HCW, including screening for symptoms of COVID-19 or recent exposures

Over 3 million patients annually receive home and specialty infusion services, typically through maintaining central venous catheters (CVCs) in the home for indications such as chemotherapy, home parenteral nutrition (HPN), and outpatient parenteral

Human feces harbor a massive quantity of microbes1; in some cases, the human urethra may contain pathogenic microbes.2 The feces and urine of infected patients examined at medical facilities are especially likely to contain pathogenic microbes as

With over 888,000 deaths since onset of the COVID-19 pandemic,1 the vaccine remains the best preventive tool against SARS-CoV-2, including Delta and Omicron variants. Yet, rates remain suboptimal with 63.9% of the US population fully vaccinated.1

Centers around the world continue to report endoscopically transmitted outbreaks of waterborne and multidrug resistant organisms despite reported adherence to endoscope reprocessing guidelines.1 This discrepancy may, in part, be due to lack of