American Journal of Infection Control

Mobile phones are of great importance in hospital settings, even more so since the COVID-19 pandemic. Replacing doctor / patient consultations, improving communication, patient safety, and deliverance of care1, they also alleviate patience isolation

Health care-associated infections (HAI) affect 1 out of 31 hospitalized patients in the United States1. As one of the prominent pathogens causing HAI Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are associated with high morbidity and mortality

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

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

Infections acquired as a result of the healthcare represent a safety risk for both users and health workers (HWs)1-3. Furthermore, Health Facilities can act as amplifiers of epidemiologically relevant events, as demonstrated in the outbreaks of

Approximately 80% of people with COVID-19 do not require hospitalization. Studies examining the outpatient experience have not tracked symptoms to resolution leading to unknown expected symptom duration. Our objectives were to (1) determine symptom

Hospital surfaces in the vicinity of infected patients get contaminated by microbes shed by them, and eventually get colonized and transfer the microbes to other surfaces and humans they come in contact with.1 Survival and transmission of microbes to

Health-care workers (HCW) are facing the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic [1, 2]. Through contact with Coronavirus disease 2019 (CoViD-19) patients, HCW are at increased risk to become infected with SARS-CoV-2

Healthcare systems are expanding and the healthcare industry is growing in complexity, necessitating the importance of competent Infection Preventionists (IPs). At Northwestern Medicine, a healthcare system consisting of diverse facilities with

Vaccination of healthcare workers against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) infection has been one of the top priorities globally. However, hesitancy to be immunized has been observed among the general population (1), medical students (2) as well