American Journal of Infection Control

Article	Citations
Information for Authors	249
In reference to: High-level disinfection, sterilization and hand hygiene: What do accreditation surveyors want to see?	193
APIC Masthead	186
Strategies utilized to prevent and control SARS-CoV-2 transmission in two congregate, psychiatric healthcare settings during the pandemic	139
APIC Masthead	106
Table of Contents	97
Information for Readers	94
Information for Readers	94
Table of Contents	90
Information for Readers	80
Sputum susceptibilities in a nationwide veteran cohort	69
Build upon basics: An intervention utilizing safety huddles to achieve near-zero incidence of catheter associated urinary tract infection at a department of Veterans Affairs long-term care facility	66
Dodging the bundle—Persistent healthcare-associated rhinovirus infection throughout the pandemic	64
Comparative analysis of hospital-acquired and community-acquired infections at a tertiary hospital in China before and during COVID-19: A 7-year longitudinal study (2017-2023)	52
Ralstonia mannitolilytica infection in a tertiary care center: An outbreak report	51
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on reported notifiable infectious diseases in China: An interrupted time series analysis	47
Editorial Board	45
Information for Authors	45
A model to guide outbreak response in congregate settings	42
Infection prevention and control recommendations for emergent congregate settings: A case of refugee settlement to “safe haven”	41
Information for Authors	40
Nosocomial outbreaks: A review of governmental reporting systems	38
Celebrating APIC's 50th anniversary and AJIC's 50th volume	38
Viral transmissibility of SARS-CoV-2 accelerates in the winter, similarly to influenza epidemics	37
Healthcare workers’ presenteeism causing an outbreak of respiratory infections in a facility for patients with severe motor and intellectual disabilities	37

Table of Contents	36
Information for Authors	35
Editorial Board	35
Editorial Board	33
Information for Authors	33
Incorporating structured linen oversight into an infection prevention program	32
Implementation of evidence-based strategies to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections among hospitalized, post-surgical adults	32
APIC Masthead	32
Information for Readers	31
Looking back to move forward	31
Impact of antibiotic treatment and predictors for subsequent infections in multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa catheter-associated asymptomatic bacteriuria	29
Information for Readers	28
APIC’s research priorities identified for 2025 and beyond	28
APIC Masthead	28
Information for Readers	26
COVID-19 pandemic relief funding—a lifeline for equity	25
Evaluation of the physical performance of disposable isolation gowns	25
Efficacy of chlorhexidine in advanced performance technology formulation in decolonizing the skin using Candida auris skin colonization mouse model	25
Editorial Board	25
Response to letter to the editor: Did the health care vaccine mandate work? An evaluation of the impact of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate on vaccine uptake and infection risk in a large cohort of Canadi	24
Retrospective, propensity score--matched study examining the relationship between frailty and Clostridioides difficile infection in a national cohort of US veterans	24
Impact of a change in universal gloving protocol on rates of central line-related bloodstream infection, Clostridioides difficile, and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus	24
Utilization of a novel humble inquiry interview approach in assessing implementation barriers to a nurse-driven Clostridioides difficile test order set	24
Construction of a postoperative infection outbreak investigation form: A tool for early detection and control measures	23
Using administrative data to determine rates of surgical site infections following spinal fusion and laminectomy procedures	22
Dissemination of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and bacteriophage MS2 from floors in long-term care facility resident rooms	22
Association between ventilator-associated events and implementation of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) ventilator weaning protocol	22
Water usage for sterile reprocessing in Latin America	21
Drivers of COVID-19 booster uptake among nurses	21
Comparison of 2 methods for sterilization of filtering facepiece respirators worn for extended periods during the COVID-19 pandemic: An experimental laboratory study	21
Latin American basic guidelines for cleaning and preparation of medical devices for sterilization	21
Clusters of emerging multidrug-resistant organisms in US health care facilities during the initial months of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic	20
Association between phenotypic characteristics of Escherichia coli and UTI recurrence in immunocompromised patients: A case-control study	20
Prediction models for the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients on mechanical ventilation: A systematic review and meta-analysis	20
Keeping health care linens clean: Underrecognized hazards and critical control points to avoid contamination of laundered health care textiles	19
Wound colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and hypotheses about acquisition routes in rural health care settings in Sub-Saharan Africa: Perspective from a center devoted to th	19
Nurse practitioners as antibiotic stewards: Examining prescribing patterns and perceptions	19
Psychosocial correlates of face-touching mitigation behaviors in public and private	19
Incidence of hospital-acquired influenza in adults: A prospective surveillance study from 2004 to 2017 in a French tertiary care hospital	19
Duration of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriales carriage among ICU patients in Miami, FL: A retrospective cohort study	18
Operating room air delivery design to protect patient and surgical site results in particles released at surgical table having greater concentration along walls of the room than at the instrument tray	18
Implementing an electronic hand hygiene system improved compliance in the intensive care unit	18
Use of cauliflower mosaic virus DNA markers to assess the potential for pathogen transmission from physicians’ white coats	18
Safety in the practice of decontaminating filtering facepiece respirators: A systematic review	18
Infection prevention practices and the use of medical tapes	18
Clinical characteristics and risk factors for multidrug-resistant bacterial isolation in patients with international travel history	18
Environmental factors associated with the time to tuberculosis diagnosis in prisoners in São Paulo, Brazil	18
SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates in asymptomatic workers at a cancer referral center in Mexico City: A prospective observational study in the context of adapting hospitals back to regular practice	18
Occupational exposure to blood and body fluids among prehospital emergency medical services workers in Mashhad, Northeast of Iran	17
Information for Readers	17

Impact of a dental care intervention on the hospital mortality of critically ill patients admitted to intensive care units: A quasi-experimental study	17
Interventions for preventing or controlling health care–associated infection among health care workers or patients within primary care facilities: A scoping review	17
Duration of antibiotics through care transitions: A quality improvement initiative	17
English care home staff morale and preparedness during the COVID pandemic: A longitudinal analysis	16
Estimating pediatric cases of COVID-19 over time in the United States: Filling in a gap in public use data	16
Hand Hygiene Compliance at a Canadian provincial cancer centre – the complementary roles of nurse auditor-driven and patient auditor-driven audit processes and impact upon practice in ambulatory cance	16
Evaluation of dry hydrogen peroxide in reducing microbial bioburden in a healthcare facility	16
Potential for bias in assessing risk and protective factors for COVID-19: Commentary on Conlon et al.’s “Impact of the influenza vaccination on COVID-19 infection rates and severity”	16
Preventing Pediatric Outpatient Hemodialysis Morbidity: Implementing the Use of Needleless Connectors and Prevention Process Measures Audits to Reduce Bloodstream Infections	15
Impact of Nonadherence to Candida Auris Screening Protocols	15
Effect of pulsed-xenon ultraviolet light on environmental contamination and risk of health care worker hand contamination	15
Review of Scientific Literature on External Collection Devices (ECD) in the Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI)	15
Determinants in Implementing Infection Prevention and Control Practice in Nursing Homes: A Scoping Review Based on Theoretical Domains Framework	14
Can a Free Mobile Application Improve Hand Hygiene Observation Collection? Experiences at a Pediatric Hospital in South Texas	14
Achieving Survey-Readiness Through Standardized Infection Prevention Rounding Tools	14
Patient-Centered Infection Prevention: Optimizing Pandemic Precautions in Two Communal Acute Care Settings	14
Working Smarter: Implementation of a Newly Approved Device with Reprocessing Challenges for Cancer Treatment at an Oncology Center	14
COVID-19 Mass Vaccination Patient Flow Proactive Risk Assessment	14
Pseudo-outbreak of Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia in an Intensive Care Unit in São Paulo – Brazil	14
Hand Hygiene Behaviors Monitored by an Electronic System in the Intensive Care Unit	14
An Expedient Response to a Mycobacterium tuberculosis Exposure and Its Impact on Post-Exposure Testing Compliance	14
Adapting to Nursing Education Needs by Gamifying Education with a Virtual Escape Room	14
Evaluation of Hospital-onset Bloodstream Infections in Comparison to Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections at an Acute, Tertiary Care Hospital	14
Low Risk of HCW to Patient Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a Tertiary Care Cancer Center June 1, 2020-November 20, 2021	14
Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Infection Prevention Program	14
Analysis of Two-Step Clostridioides Difficile Testing on Case Reporting, Cycle Threshold Value and Treatment Choice	14
Behaving with Respiratory Viruses: Education and Training for Staff in a Behavioral Health Setting	14
Investigation and Mitigation of a Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Outbreak on an Adult Inpatient Leukemia Unit	13
Is There an Acceptable Level of Nontuberculous Mycobacterium in a Heater-cooler Water Tank?	13
Time for Trivia – Adapting Methods of Providing Real Time Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic	13
Investigating an Increased Incidence of Burkholderia Cepacia Among Non-Cystic Fibrosis Pediatric Patients	13
Borescope Examination and Microbial Culture Findings in Endoscopes at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	13
Family Function and Treatment Adherence of People Infected with tuberculosis in Peru: A Multicenter Observational Study	13
Intentional Leadership Rounds: A Proactive Approach to CAUTI Reduction	13
Disrupted Epidemiology of Respiratory Viruses in Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Single Site Experience	13
Post-operative Wound Care Protocol Prevents Surgical Site Infection After Craniotomy	13
Secrets of the Microbiology Lab: How What They Do Directly Affects What You Report	13
The Road to High Level Disinfection and Sterilization Competency in Ambulatory Clinics	13
Factors Related to the Accurate Application of NHSN Surveillance Definitions for CAUTI and CLABSI in Texas Hospitals	13
Standardization of Perineal Care Practice to Reduce Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections	12
Management of a Candida Auris Patient Across Two Healthcare Systems	12
Implementation of a High-level Disinfection Audit Program to Standardize Processes and Improve Compliance at an Academic Health System	12
Unique Challenges in Investigating a Cluster of COVID-19 Cases in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit	12
Comparing Infection Prevention and Control Program Gaps During the COVID-19 Pandemic with Pre-pandemic Assessments in Critical Access Hospitals	12
Describing a Risk Assessment Stratified by Environmental and Patient Risks for a Hospital Water Management Plan	12
How Does Blood Culture Collection Around the Time of Death Impact Mandated Reporting of Hospital Associated Infections?	12
Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Healthcare-Associated Infections in Arizona Acute Care Hospitals: 2016-2020 HAI Progress Report	12
Who You Gonna Call? A Novel Approach to Supporting Infection Prevention On-Call	12
Evaluation of CAUTI-reduction Strategies and Associated Reduction in CAUTI Rate and Catheter Utilization at a Large Academic Medical Center	12
Empirical Methods in Genomic Epidemiology Improve the Surveillance of Plasmids Exchanged Among Healthcare-associated Bacteria	12
Epidemiologists as Key Partners for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) Outbreak Containment in North Texas Healthcare Facilities	12
The Road to Excellence: Paving the Way to Construct a Successful Infection Prevention Program in a Complex Healthcare Network	12
A Seven-year Review of Hospital-onset Clostridioides Difficile Reduction and the Case for a Multidisciplinary Taskforce Approach	12
Reintegrating Essential Child Life Programs During the COVID-19 Pandemic to Optimize Development and Normalization of Hospital Experiences for Pediatric Patients	11
Reduction of False-positive Blood Culture Rates Using a Passive Blood Diversion Device in an Urban Academic Pediatric Emergency Department	11
Developing a Pandemic Management and Response Framework for a Media Organization: A Case Study	11
Utilizing application scenarios to enhance a competency-based infection prevention orientation program	11
Dynamics of Candida auris Transmission and its Effective Containment in a Tertiary Health Care Setting of India	11
Improving Denominator Data for Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Surveillance	11
Information for Readers	11
Making Safety “Instrumental” Across the Facility—a Sterile Processing Journey to Standardize Pre-cleaning and Transport	11
Descriptive Analysis of Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs Associated with Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in United States Hospitals	11
Information for Readers	11
Automation of Standardized Infection Ratio (SIR) to Reduce Manual Work and Support Targeted and Flexible Analysis of Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)	11
Extending the Theory of Planned Behavior to Evaluate Multiple Infection Prevention Practices	11
Systematic approach to decrease device utilization by assessing urinary catheter appropriateness and alternative devices	11
Future APIC Annual Conference Dates and Locations	11
Creation of a Novel Approach to Surveillance Through a Consolidated Abstraction Service	11
Surveillance and attribution of ambulatory central line-associated bloodstream infections in a pediatric healthcare system	11
Performance of a multidisciplinary team and the impact of bundles for reducing health care associated infections in adult intensive care unit: 22 years of experience	11
No Catheter, No CAUTI! Implementing Leadership Rounds to Decrease Device Utilization and CAUTI Rates in a 500-bed Acute Care Hospital	11
Utilizing Human Factors and System Design Approach Improved Isolation Compliance at a Community-based Acute Tertiary Care Facility	11
Assessment of the effect of hand dryers used in shopping malls on hand hygiene	10
Information for Readers	10
SARS-Cov-2 seroprevalence and risk factors among health care workers: Estimating the risk of COVID-19 dedicated units	10
Editorial Board	10
Impact of concentration, temperature and pH on the virucidal activity of alcohols against human adenovirus	10
Estimating costs of anesthesia supplies for intraoperative infection control	10
Efficacy of antimicrobial peripherally inserted central catheters in line-associated bloodstream infections: A systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Information for Authors	10

The long road of pandemic vaccine development to rollout: A systematic review on the lessons learnt from the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic	10
Assessing patterns of body contamination after personal protective equipment removal among health care workers: A scoping review	10
Investigation of a Reprocessing Breach in an Ambulatory Care Clinic	10
Bathing with wipes impregnated with chlorhexidine gluconate to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infection in critically ill patients: A systematic review with meta-analysis	10
How We Communicate Matters: CDC’s Project Firstline Uses Formative Research to Inform Accessible Educational Resources for a Diverse Healthcare Workforce	10
Community and hospital-acquired gram-negative bloodstream infections in non-ICU patients	10
APIC Masthead	10
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on hospital onset bloodstream infections (HOBSI) at a large health system	10
Out-of-hospital intravenous catheter insertion: Now is not the time to sit idle	10
COVID-19 testing and vaccination uptake among youth and young adults: Disparities by age, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity	10
Racial disparities in catheter related urinary tract infections among elderly trauma patients in the US	10
Closed Systems: Are Conventional Arterial Line Monitoring and Sampling Systems Contributing to Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI(s)?	10
APIC Masthead	9
Bacterial diversity of hospital water tanks and the efficacy of hydrogen peroxide based cleaning: Experience in a tertiary care center in India	9
Multinational prospective cohort study over 18 years of the risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia in 9 Asian countries: INICC findings	9
Non-ventilator associated hospital acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) risk among hospitalized veterans before and during the COVID-19 pandemic	9
Dental care and hospital mortality in ICU patients	9
Rural infection preventionists’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from focus groups conducted with association of professionals in infection control & epidemiology (APIC) members	9
Information for Readers	9
Table of Contents	9
APIC Masthead	9
Impact of no-touch ultraviolet light room disinfection systems on Clostridioides difficile infections	9
Proposed metrics to benchmark antibiotic prescribing in pediatric outpatient settings	9
APIC Masthead	9
North Carolina public school teachers’ contact patterns and mask use within and outside of school during the prevaccine phase of the COVID-19 pandemic	9
The impact of statewide school closures on COVID-19 infection rates	9
Information for Authors	9
Information for Readers	9
Evaluation of optimal treatment for urinary tract infections in outpatient clinics at an academic medical center: Opportunities for antimicrobial stewardship	9
Table of Contents	9
Healthcare worker seroconversion for SARS-CoV-2 at two large health systems in San Diego	9
Impact of In-Hospital infection with SARS-CoV-2 among Inpatients at a university hospital	9
Information for Authors	9
Editorial Board	9
Correlation between catheter colonization of central venous catheters and clinical biochemical indicators: A retrospective analysis of the MIMIC‑IV database	8
Information for Authors	8
Comparison between antimicrobial stewardship program and intervention by infection control team for managing antibiotic use in neurogenic bladder-related urinary tract infection patients: A retrospect	8
APIC Masthead	8
Global burden, trends, and cross-country inequalities of urinary tract infections in adolescents and young adults, 1990 to 2019	8
Antibiotic use in tertiary care hospitals in Bangladesh: Revealing the extent through a point prevalence survey	8
Decontamination of disposable respirators for reuse in a pandemic employing in-situ-generated peracetic acid	8
APIC Masthead	8
Information for Authors	8
Editorial Board	8
Early mobilization can reduce the incidence of surgical site infections in patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery: A nested case-control study	8
“Beyond the guidelines” – Deviations in adherence to infection control measures in Tyrolean hospitals, Austria	8
Letter to the editor	8
Health care-associated measles outbreak in pediatric wards in a tertiary care hospital: Challenges and Swiss cheese model enforcement for patient safety	8
Re: Letter to the Editor, Regarding the pre-proof of “Implementation of a successful infection prevention and control governance structure and capacity building strategies during COVID-19 pandemic—A b	8
Knowledge, attitude, and practice of white coat use among medical students during clinical practice (LAUNDERKAP): A cross-sectional study	8
Infection prevention and control program assessment tools: A comparative study	8
Information for Authors	8
Impact of an antibiotic stewardship program on antibiotic choice, dosing, and duration in pediatric urgent cares	8
Information for Readers	8
Impact of individualized feedback letters on adherence to surgical antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines: an interrupted time series study (FEEDBACK-ASAP)	8
Experience in management of emergency and severe cases of non-COVID-19 during the outbreak of COVID-19	8
Response to: Efficacy of a bioburden reduction intervention on mobile phones of critical care nurses	8
Sporadic outbreaks of healthcare-associated COVID-19 infection in a highly-vaccinated inpatient population during a community outbreak of the B.1.617.2 variant: The role of enhanced infection-preventi	8
Information for Readers	8
Psychological characteristics are associated with healthcare worker adherence to infection control practices	8
Influenza vaccination and COVID-19 infection risk and disease severity: A systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis of prospective studies	8
Can patient-reported room cleanliness measures predict hospital-acquired C. difficile infection? A study of acute care facilities in New York state	8
Sustained Reduction of Microbial Burden and Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) Impact in Skilled Nursing Facility through Advanced Photocatalysis (AP) Technology	7
Education, training, and knowledge of infection control among endoscopy technicians and nurses	7
Editorial Board	7
Risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection among health care workers	7
Ultraviolet-C mediated inactivation of Candida auris, a rapid emerging health threat	7
Table of Contents	7
Splash generation and droplet dispersal in a well-designed, centralized high-level disinfection unit	7
Implementation of an external female urinary catheter as an alternative to an indwelling urinary catheter	7
Pre-extensively drug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Latin America and the Caribbean: A systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Editorial Board	7
How infection present at time of surgery (PATOS) data impacts your surgical site infection (SSI) standardized infection ratios (SIR), with focus on the complex 30-day SSI SIR model	7
Building capacity for point of care alcohol-based handrub (ABHR) and hand hygiene compliance among health care workers in the rural maternity and surgical units of a hospital in Cameroon	7
Implementation of Admission Screening for Candida auris to Prevent Exposure and Spread	7
Focused multivector ultraviolet (FMUV) technology rapidly eradicates SARS-CoV-2 in-vitro: Implications for hospital disinfection of COVID-19 environments	7
Personal protective equipment in Covid-19: Evidence-based quality and analysis of YouTube videos after one year of pandemic	7
Effectiveness and real-world materials compatibility of a novel hydrogen peroxide disinfectant cleaner	7
Outbreak Investigation of Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Using Whole Genome Sequencing	7
Implementation of Evidence-Based Guidelines to Reduce Colorectal Surgery Site Infections	7
UV-C tower for point-of-care decontamination of filtering facepiece respirators	7
Patient, family, and visitor hand hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and practices at pediatric and maternity hospitals: A descriptive study	7
Information for Authors	7
Considerations for implementation: Pediatric outpatient antimicrobial stewardship program	7
Disinfection efficacy and mechanism of olanexidine gluconate against norovirus	7
Resilience Redefined: The Intersection of Infection Prevention and Emergency Management at an Urban Medical Center	7
Evaluation of automated floor cleaning, disinfection, and application methods against Staphylococcus aureus	7
Do Kinesio tapes increase the skin exposure to pathogenic bacteria?	7
Impacts of lid closure during toilet flushing and of toilet bowl cleaning on viral contamination of surfaces in United States restrooms	7
The Role of Universal Decolonization and Standardized Dressing Changes in Preventing Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections	7
AJIC Disclosures	7
Clinical outcomes of intervention for carbapenems and anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus antibiotics by an antimicrobial stewardship team	7
APIC Masthead	7
Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on occupational risk for bloodborne pathogen exposure among health care providers	7
The potential risks of Legionella arising from ligature-resistant fixtures	7