Infection Control
Patient Contacts Legionnaires' Disease at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital
No information has been given about the patient’s status or how they contracted the illness.
3/19/2025
Strategies to Eradicate Biofilm Containing C. Auris
Understanding the speed and risks of contamination after room disinfection should inform managers’ environmental cleaning recommendations.
3/12/2025
Listeria Outbreak Infects 38, Kills 12 in Senior Care Facilities
The Listeria outbreak largely affecting senior care facilities first started in 2018.
3/4/2025
Chemical-Dispensing Systems and Patient Health: A Closer Look
Chemical disinfectants with concentrations that deviate from recommendations can harm patients by compromising disinfection efficacy.
3/3/2025
Addressing Infection Prevention Staffing Gaps in Ambulatory and Procedural Care
Traditional models that are based on inpatient bed counts fail to account for the unique demands of ambulatory and procedural settings.
2/27/2025
HAIs Increase, Brand Reputations Fall
COVID-19 continues to being a major cause in hospital acquired infections, leading more people to be questioning their trust in healthcare facilities.
2/25/2025
When Product Labels and Regulatory Guidelines Clash
A huge gap exists between government registration protocols for disinfectants and processing an emergency department trauma room.
2/19/2025
Barriers to Infection: Rethinking Mattress Cleaning
Laundering removable bed barriers provides a more effective, consistent and safer method for eliminating harmful bacteria compared to manual cleaning.
2/5/2025
The Top States for Pest Infestations
Healthcare facilities are among the most popular locations for pest infestations.
2/4/2025
Coos County Nursing Hospital Fighting Flu Outbreak
Eight residents and 10 staff members have tested positive so far.
1/22/2025
Balancing Hand Hygiene Monitoring with Broader Infection Prevention Goals
A recent AJIC study sheds light on possibly reducing the amount of hand hygiene observations without compromising data integrity.
1/16/2025
Bugs Without Borders: The Coming HAI Crisis
A tsunami of pathogenic threats to healthcare facilities is not unthinkable. Simple cleaning might be a key defense.
1/15/2025
Healthcare Facilities May Reduce Amount of Hand Observations
Practicing hand hygiene has been the number one recommendation given to stop the spread of infections.
1/7/2025
Biofilms: Top-Tier Threat to Surface Disinfection
It is time to recognize biofilms as the top-of-the-pyramid predators they are.
1/6/2025
Disinfectant Dispensers in Healthcare Facilities Often Fail to Deliver Safe Concentrations: Study
Study of 10 hospitals finds 90 percent have at least one dispenser delivering disinfectants at incorrect concentrations.
12/26/2024
What's In the Toilet Bowl Is in the Air, Too
Aerosolized contaminants from toilet plumes remain airborne for up to seven days and can be inhaled by patients and healthcare workers.
12/11/2024
Dry-Surface Biofilms: Challenges and Strategies
Environmental services managers might not be using the right disinfectant in their cleaning operations.
12/2/2024
Infection Preventionist Staffing Levels Correlate to HAI Incidence
Nearly four in five hospitals are not staffed at sufficient levels to keep patients safe from preventable infections, according to a study.
11/14/2024
Plume Problems: Toilets and Airborne Contaminants
Fecal bacteria and viruses ejected during flushing can contaminate restroom surfaces with microorganisms.
11/13/2024
Biofilms: The New Frontier for Reducing MDRO
Biofilms in healthcare facilities act as reservoirs for microbial transmission to patients that can lead to infection.
11/4/2024
Five Key Strategies to Implementing Automated Hand Hygiene Systems
Hand hygiene is a core policy in healthcare facilities, and AHMMS are one solution to improving compliance.
10/23/2024
Mold Matters: Strategies for Prevention and Remediation
Understanding how to detect mold early, assess its risks and implement effective mitigation is essential to ensure a safe environment.
10/14/2024
Infection Control in the Splash Zone
Handwashing sinks have been a target for infection control improvement in hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
10/9/2024
Cleanology: The Need for a Study of Cleaning
There are no accepted risk-based standards to verify whether a hospital is truly clean and safe.
10/2/2024
Construction, Contamination and the Case for 'Clean'
Study of healthcare facility surfaces during and after construction highlight potential risk of HAIs.
9/18/2024
Healthcare Design Does Not Have to be Compromised to Prevent HAIs
Many think that healthcare facilities have to be bland spaces in order to keep people healthy, but that isn’t always the case.
9/10/2024
What Materials Can Prevent HAIs?
Hospital acquired infections can help be prevented with select materials.
9/3/2024
APIC Issues Statement Following HHS Report Concerning Nursing Homes
The new report estimates that one in four nursing homes nationwide may not have complied with federal requirements about infection preventionists.
8/27/2024
When It Comes to Disinfectants, Close Is Not Good Enough
Front-line technicians need better products, processes and education to ensure healthcare facility surfaces are safe, clean and disinfected.
8/21/2024
Two Hospitals See HAI Reduction After Installing Air Decontamination System
The study showed a 96 to 99 percent reduction in MRSA and a 70 percent decrease in total HAIs.
8/8/2024
