Infection Prevention Issues Unique to Newborns and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Matthew Linam Omayma Amin Although many of the fundamental principles of infection prevention in adult healthcare settings overlap…
Healthcare-Associated Eye Infections Marlene L. Durand Teresa C. Chen Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) involving the eye are important causes of potentially devastating vision loss. These HAIs may occur after eye surgeries…
Healthcare-Associated Infections in Burn Patients Hayley Elisabeth Cunningham David van Duin Anne Monica Lachiewicz Despite notable advances in burn prevention and wound care, burns remain a substantial cause of morbidity…
Healthcare-Associated Infections in Obstetric Patients Amanda L. Agard Amy B. Kressel The hospital obstetric unit is one of the first examples of a specialized hospital unit with a specialized patient…
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Katia Camille Halabi Lisa Saiman Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous environmental organisms that can be isolated from water, soil, dust, and domestic and wild animals.1 Originally thought to…
Epidemiology and Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections Related to Animals in the Hospital Michael Ben-Aderet Rekha K. Murthy In 2019, an American pet industry survey revealed that 68% of U.S. households…
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Marcos C. Schechter Susan M. Ray Tuberculosis (TB) is among the top 10 cases of death worldwide with an estimated burden of 10 million new cases and 1.5…
Healthcare-Associated Viral Respiratory Infections Julia S. Sammons Lori K. Handy Healthcare-associated viral respiratory infections (HA-VRIs) are common and contribute to substantial morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Effective strategies to prevent…
Healthcare-Associated Fungal Infections (Candida and Invasive Molds) Kaitlin Forsberg Karlyn D. Beer Brendan Jackson Tom Chiller Healthcare-associated fungal infections and associated outbreaks have become important causes of morbidity and mortality…
MDRO Infections: Gram-Negative Organisms John P. Mills Owen R. Albin Laraine Washer Lona Mody Keith S. Kaye MECHANISMS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY OF GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL RESISTANCE General Principles Major mechanisms of antibiotic…
