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Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are a preventable healthcare-associated infection (HAI) affecting nearly 20,000 hospitalized patients in 2020.1 In addition to increased healthcare costs, CAUTIs negatively impact patient outcomes

Interviewed health care workers to determine whether they had noticed a silent hand hygiene observer, thereby determining the legitimacy of the silent observers. Data supported the observers were typically unseen, and potential observer bias had a

Nursing homes (NHs) are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19 introduction, spread, and resultant morbidity and mortality.1,2 Pandemic policies that restricted visitation meant that NH staff were the likely source for bringing COVID-19 from the

Mobile phones are of great importance in hospital settings, even more so since the COVID-19 pandemic. Replacing doctor / patient consultations, improving communication, patient safety, and deliverance of care1, they also alleviate patience isolation

Health care associated infections affect nearly 687,000 patients annually in the United States of America and lead to about 72,000 deaths.1 Appropriate hand hygiene is proven to help prevent these infections.2 Handwashing is also critical for

To evaluate potential viral contamination on the surfaces of personal protective equipment (PPE) in COVID-19 wards.

Hand hygiene and donning personal protective equipment (PPE) are essential techniques for infection control; however, low compliance is an issue. The effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) in learning infection-control procedures is unknown.

Many commercial surface disinfectants with activity against norovirus and/or bacterial spores contain toxic or corrosive chemicals such as chlorine-based compounds (e.g., hypochlorite/bleach, ammonium chloride), strong bases or acids, hydrogen/metal