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Publication date: March 2021Source: American Journal of Infection Control, Volume 49, Issue 3Author(s): (Source: American Journal of Infection Control)
Source: American Journal of Infection Control - February 25, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

A hybrid model integrating warm heat and ultraviolet germicidal irradiation might efficiently disinfect respirators and personal protective equipment
Publication date: March 2021Source: American Journal of Infection Control, Volume 49, Issue 3Author(s): Rajib Banerjee, Pulakesh Roy, Surajeet Das, Manash K. Paul (Source: American Journal of Infection Control)
Source: American Journal of Infection Control - February 25, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Impact of a C. difficile infection (CDI) reduction bundle and its components on CDI diagnosis and prevention
Publication date: March 2021Source: American Journal of Infection Control, Volume 49, Issue 3Author(s): Natalia Blanco, Gwen L. Robinson, Emily L. Heil, Rebecca Perlmutter, Lucy E. Wilson, Clayton H. Brown, Mojdeh S. Heavner, Gita Nadimpalli, Daniel Lemkin, Daniel J. Morgan, Surbhi Leekha (Source: American Journal of Infection Control)
Source: American Journal of Infection Control - February 25, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Journal club: “Impact of a C. difficile infection (CDI) reduction bundle and its components on CDI diagnosis and prevention”
Publication date: March 2021Source: American Journal of Infection Control, Volume 49, Issue 3Author(s): Mandy Bodily-Bartrum, Adebisi A. Adeyeye (Source: American Journal of Infection Control)
Source: American Journal of Infection Control - February 25, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Safe infection prevention and control practices with compassion – A positive legacy of COVID-19
Publication date: March 2021Source: American Journal of Infection Control, Volume 49, Issue 3Author(s): Julie Storr, Claire Kilpatrick, Angela Vassallo (Source: American Journal of Infection Control)
Source: American Journal of Infection Control - February 25, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Impact of the Influenza Vaccine on COVID-19 Infection Rates and Severity
Publication date: Available online 22 February 2021Source: American Journal of Infection ControlAuthor(s): Anna Conlon, Carmel Ashur, Laraine Washer, Kim A. Eagle, Marion A. Hofmann Bowman (Source: American Journal of Infection Control)
Source: American Journal of Infection Control - February 23, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

A Multi-Center Outbreak of Candida tropicalis Bloodstream Infections Associated with Contaminated Hemodialysis Machine Prime Buckets
Publication date: Available online 22 February 2021Source: American Journal of Infection ControlAuthor(s): John M. Boyce, Diane G. Dumigan, Nancy L. Havill, Richard J. Hollis, Michael A. Pfaller, Brent A. Moore (Source: American Journal of Infection Control)
Source: American Journal of Infection Control - February 23, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Hospital-acquired Legionella Pneumonia Outbreak at an Academic Medical Center: Lessons Learned
Publication date: Available online 22 February 2021Source: American Journal of Infection ControlAuthor(s): Michael A. Kessler, Fauzia Osman, John Marx, Aurora Pop-Vicas, Nasia Safdar (Source: American Journal of Infection Control)
Source: American Journal of Infection Control - February 23, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in medical employees in a large urologic department: spread, containment and outcome
Publication date: Available online 19 February 2021Source: American Journal of Infection ControlAuthor(s): Maximilian Peter Brandt, Wolfgang Jäger, Stefan Epple, Axel Haferkamp, Annette Schröder (Source: American Journal of Infection Control)
Source: American Journal of Infection Control - February 20, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Health Care-Associated Infections Studies Project: An American Journal of Infection Control and National Healthcare Safety Network Data Quality Collaboration
Publication date: Available online 17 February 2021Source: American Journal of Infection ControlAuthor(s): Jennifer Watkins, Cindy Gross, Dominique Godfrey-Johnson, Katherine Allen-Bridson, Joan N. Hebden, Marc-Oliver Wright (Source: American Journal of Infection Control)
Source: American Journal of Infection Control - February 18, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Adapting a Vascular Access Service (VAS) to Meet the Needs of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Publication date: Available online 16 February 2021Source: American Journal of Infection ControlAuthor(s): Ziya Zhang, Celia Wells, Amy Brito, Christy C Chan, Gopi Patel, William Evans, Nicole Hensel, Roopa Kohli-Seth (Source: American Journal of Infection Control)
Source: American Journal of Infection Control - February 16, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Positive no-touch surfaces and undetectable SARS-CoV-2 aerosols in long-term care facilities: an attempt to understand the contributing factors and the importance of timing in air sampling campaigns
Publication date: Available online 12 February 2021Source: American Journal of Infection ControlAuthor(s): Nathan Dumont-Leblond, Marc Veillette, Luc Bhérer, Karine Boissoneault, Samira Mubareka, Lily Yip, Marie-Eve Dubuis, Yves Longtin, Philippe Jouvet, Alison McGeer, Caroline Duchaine (Source: American Journal of Infection Control)
Source: American Journal of Infection Control - February 13, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Interrupted time series analysis of the impact of a bundle on surgical site infections after colon surgery
Publication date: Available online 12 February 2021Source: American Journal of Infection ControlAuthor(s): Costanza Vicentini, Alessandro Scacchi, Alessio Corradi, Noemi Marengo, Maria Francesca Furmenti, Francesca Quattrocolo, Carla Maria Zotti (Source: American Journal of Infection Control)
Source: American Journal of Infection Control - February 13, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Microbial contamination of powered air purifying respirators (PAPR) used by healthcare staff during the COVID-19 pandemic: an in situ microbiological study
Publication date: Available online 13 February 2021Source: American Journal of Infection ControlAuthor(s): Abhijoy Chakladar, Claire G Jones, Jimmy Siu, Mohammed Osman Hassan-Ibrahim, Mansoor Khan (Source: American Journal of Infection Control)
Source: American Journal of Infection Control - February 13, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

A Nationwide Survey on the Effectiveness of Training on Endoscope Reprocessing within the National Cancer Screening Program in Korea
Publication date: Available online 12 February 2021Source: American Journal of Infection ControlAuthor(s): Hye Young Shin, Da Hun Jang, Jae Kwan Jun (Source: American Journal of Infection Control)
Source: American Journal of Infection Control - February 12, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research