American Journal of Infection Control

Dear Editor,

“Just as nature takes every obstacle, every impediment, and works around it—turns it to its purposes, incorporates it into itself—so, too, a rational being can turn each setback into raw material and use it to achieve its goal.” –Marcus Aurelius“If

The team at NYC (New York City) Health+Hospitals/Kings County would like to express our appreciation to Janet K. Schmidt, Infection Preventionist, Jacksonville University, Mayo Clinic Health System, for the comments on our paper in the October 2023

We quantified antibiotic prescribing for ambulatory pediatric acute respiratory illness at 22 institutions in "pre-shortage" (Jan 2019-Sep 2022) and "shortage" (Oct 2022-Mar 2023) periods for amoxicillin. While acute respiratory illness prescribing

This nationwide, multicentric, retrospective analysis of 1,126,946 COVID-19 cases (March 2020-June 2022) aims to elucidate the impact of COVID-19 vaccination on mortality in patients with a sole solid malignancy.

Central line (CL)-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) occurring in the ICU are common and associated with a high burden.

Central line (CL)-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) occurring in the intensive care unit (ICU) are common and associated with a high burden.

To analyze the admission and treatment process of potentially COVID-19-infected patients in the intensive care unit under normalization, prevention, and control of the pandemic.

Limited research has evaluated the long-term outcomes of prospective audit and feedback (PAF) led by pharmacists. We assessed pharmacist-led PAF processes and outcome measures over 8 years.

To develop an investigation form for postoperative infection outbreak (PIO), and to identify sources of the outbreak in the early stage.