{"title":"Letter to “Effectiveness of sensing gloves-applied virtual reality education system on hand hygiene practice: A randomized controlled trial”","authors":"Rui Zhang BSc , Hongying Xing BSc","doi":"10.1016/j.ajic.2025.03.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ajic.2025.03.011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7621,"journal":{"name":"American journal of infection control","volume":"53 6","pages":"Page 742"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143947332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Letter to the editor on “Advanced photohydrolysis technology demonstrates rapid inactivation of aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 and efficacy against other respiratory viral pathogens”","authors":"Jennifer E. Peel MPH, William S. Lawrence PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.ajic.2025.03.018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ajic.2025.03.018","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7621,"journal":{"name":"American journal of infection control","volume":"53 6","pages":"Pages 740-741"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143947410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Letter to the editor on “Advanced photohydrolysis technology demonstrates rapid inactivation of aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 and efficacy against other respiratory viral pathogens”","authors":"Enzo Emanuele MD , Piercarlo Minoretti MD","doi":"10.1016/j.ajic.2025.03.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ajic.2025.03.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7621,"journal":{"name":"American journal of infection control","volume":"53 6","pages":"Page 739"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143947331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Information for Readers","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0196-6553(25)00307-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0196-6553(25)00307-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7621,"journal":{"name":"American journal of infection control","volume":"53 6","pages":"Page A8"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143947655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reply to: Letter to “Effectiveness of sensing gloves-applied virtual reality education system on hand hygiene practice: A randomized controlled trial”","authors":"Hideharu Hagiya MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.ajic.2025.03.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ajic.2025.03.015","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7621,"journal":{"name":"American journal of infection control","volume":"53 6","pages":"Page 743"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143947333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Information for Authors","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0196-6553(25)00308-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0196-6553(25)00308-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7621,"journal":{"name":"American journal of infection control","volume":"53 6","pages":"Pages A9-A10"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143947656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tariq A Mosleh, April Clements, Devin Beard, Angela Weil, Christina Radloff, Charisse Schenk
{"title":"Implementing Antimicrobial Stewardship Core Elements in Utah Nursing Homes.","authors":"Tariq A Mosleh, April Clements, Devin Beard, Angela Weil, Christina Radloff, Charisse Schenk","doi":"10.1016/j.ajic.2025.05.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2025.05.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) required all nursing homes (NHs) to implement an Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) as part of their infection prevention and control program. The goal of this study is to assess the implementation of ASP in Utah NHs.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>A cross-sectional survey based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) seven ASP core elements was sent to Utah NHs via REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The response rate was 50% (n = 49). Most facilities (96%) reported leadership support and at least one facility policy to improve their ASP, however a quarter of respondents (22%) did not know who was accountable for the ASP and 33% of facilities did not have infectious disease experts. More than half (69%) of Utah facilities reported use of treatment protocols and algorithms to outline the minimum prescribing antibiotics criteria.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Most Utah facilities reported leadership commitment to ASP. However, few facilities were partnered with a referral hospital, used the full range of reporting and monitoring tools, and many lacked patient education.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This evaluation highlighted strengths and areas for improvement in the implementation of AS core elements in Utah NHs.</p>","PeriodicalId":7621,"journal":{"name":"American journal of infection control","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144085648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}