American Journal of Infection Control

My comments are related to the original research entitled “Engaging Veterans in Identifying Key Elements of Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections: A Qualitative Study.”

Participatory research has been found to be beneficial throughout the research life cycle: from improving research recruitment and response to progressing research perspectives, planning, processes and outcomes.1 To facilitate participatory research

Hand washing is defined as washing hands with regular soap or antimicrobial soap, ranging from briefly rinsing to intensely scrubbing the hands and drying properly. Hand washing is critical in fighting infectious diseases since hands contaminated

Portable medical equipment (PME) such as workstations on wheels (WOWs) and vitals machines (VM) are frequently used between patient rooms during routine care. Pathogens such as Clostridioides difficile (C. diff), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus

The higher risk of COVID-19 in healthcare workers (HCWs) is well-known. However, the risk within HCWs is not fully understood. The objective was to compare the COVID-19 risk in intensive care unit (ICU) versus non-ICU locations.

Limiting face-touching is one way to control the spread of infectious diseases. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, public health messages promoted hand hygiene and limiting face-touching,1 as contaminated hands contacting the face is a major mechanism

Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) technologies have emerged as a promising adjunct to manual cleaning, however, their potential to shorten cleaning times remains unexplored.

Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection (CDI) is the leading cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea and is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs.1–3 Over 450,000 cases of CDI and up to 29,000 CDI-related deaths

During the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released guidance regarding extended use and re-use strategies in response to the national

Infection prevention and control (IPC) programs are essential to prevent health care-associated infections (HAI) and improve patient safety.1–4 Although HAI surveillance is a primary responsibility for IPC programs, they are also responsible for