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A Systematic Review of Knowledge Assessment Instruments for Isolation Precautions Among Healthcare Personnel. 卫生保健人员隔离预防知识评估工具的系统评价

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American journal of infection control Pub Date : 2025-09-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2025.09.010

JaHyun Kang, Ki Rog Lee, Im Young Choi, Daehee Lee, Hayoung Chang, Mijung Kim

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Resourcing of hospital infection prevention and control programs in Victoria, Australia. 澳大利亚维多利亚州医院感染预防和控制项目的资源配置。

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American journal of infection control Pub Date : 2025-09-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2025.08.033

Lyn-Li Lim, Ann Bull, Stephanie K Tanamas, Noleen Bennett, Leon J Worth, N Deborah Friedman

{"title":"Resourcing of hospital infection prevention and control programs in Victoria, Australia.","authors":"Lyn-Li Lim, Ann Bull, Stephanie K Tanamas, Noleen Bennett, Leon J Worth, N Deborah Friedman","doi":"10.1016/j.ajic.2025.08.033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2025.08.033","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Effective hospital infection prevention and control (IPC) programs require adequate and specialized resourcing. To advocate for future resourcing, we reviewed existing hospital IPC program resourcing in Victoria, Australia.Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used. A voluntary survey was distributed to IPC program leads in Victorian hospitals. Data were collected on hospital characteristics (acute bed numbers, services), IPC program staffing (roles, experience, full-time equivalent [FTE]), and program portfolio. Anonymized responses were analyzed by sector and bed size.Results: Overall, 113 facilities responded, corresponding to 45% of Victorian hospitals. Hospitals with ≥ 200 beds reported that IPC programs had a median FTE per 100 acute beds of 1.6, compared to hospitals in the small (50-99 beds) and medium (100-199) categories, which reported 0.8 and 0.5 FTE, respectively. Median FTE per 100 acute beds was higher in public (3.2) than private (0.4) hospitals. Public hospitals had larger teams and more experienced IPC staff than private hospitals.Conclusions: Differences in IPC program resourcing are evident in Victorian hospitals, when assessed by sector and bed size. With increasing demands on IPC programs, an understanding of current resourcing assists in future workforce planning.","PeriodicalId":7621,"journal":{"name":"American journal of infection control","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145136359","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}

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa investigation in water samples of Campania region, Southern Italy. 意大利南部坎帕尼亚地区水样中铜绿假单胞菌的调查。

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American journal of infection control Pub Date : 2025-09-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2025.09.007

Annalisa Lombardi, Alessandra Cornacchia, Tonia Borriello, Maria Luisa Maccauro, Alfonso Nardo, Serena Bosica, Mattia Ferrara, Eugenio Toscano, Ida Torre, Francesco Pomilio, Francesca Pennino

{"title":"Pseudomonas aeruginosa investigation in water samples of Campania region, Southern Italy.","authors":"Annalisa Lombardi, Alessandra Cornacchia, Tonia Borriello, Maria Luisa Maccauro, Alfonso Nardo, Serena Bosica, Mattia Ferrara, Eugenio Toscano, Ida Torre, Francesco Pomilio, Francesca Pennino","doi":"10.1016/j.ajic.2025.09.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ajic.2025.09.007","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa can be found in pipes and mainly affects immunocompromised patients.Methods: From March to September 2023, 393 drinking water samples were collected and analysed from taps of 21 hospital and 26 non-hospital facilities of Campania region. Antimicrobial susceptibility test was conducted by broth microdilution method and whole genome sequencing was carried out.Results: The bacterium was detected in 47 samples (12.0%) (26 from hospitals and 21 from non-hospital facilities). All strains were resistant to 1st and 2nd generation cephalosporin, ampicillin and ampicillin/sulbactam. Some strains showed resistance to 4th generation cephalosporin cefepime, and 16 of the 47 isolates were multi drug resistant (10 from hospitals and 6 from non-hospital setting). 13 distinct sequence types (STs) have been highlighted in this study revealing a heterogeneous population. ST 309 was the most common observed genotype. It was observed the presence of the same clone in different wards of the same hospital. The presence of the same clone in different facilities indicate P. aeruginosa diffusion in different pipelines.Conclusions: This study revealed P. aeruginosa presence in hospital and non-hospital settings, highlighting the importance of conducting environmental monitoring, especially in locations hosting vulnerable people. Routinely performing this monitoring is important to prevent infections in humans.","PeriodicalId":7621,"journal":{"name":"American journal of infection control","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145084600","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}

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Corrigendum to "Observing is influencing: How hand disinfection compliance observations affect hand disinfection rates; specifics derived from an electronic monitoring system" [Am J Infect Control. 2025; 1058-1063]. “观察即影响：手消毒依从性观察如何影响手消毒率；[J] .传染病控制与预防，2015；1058 - 1063年)。

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American journal of infection control Pub Date : 2025-09-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2025.08.034

Robin Otchwemah, Dominik Sons, Christoph Senges, Heide Niesalla, Marieke Stolte, Swetlana Herbrandt, Frauke Mattner

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Reduction in immediate use steam sterilization associated with reduction in surgical site infections. 减少立即使用蒸汽灭菌与减少手术部位感染相关。

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American journal of infection control Pub Date : 2025-09-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2025.08.039

Jennifer Jaffe, Linda Merz, Kathleen McMullen

{"title":"Reduction in immediate use steam sterilization associated with reduction in surgical site infections.","authors":"Jennifer Jaffe, Linda Merz, Kathleen McMullen","doi":"10.1016/j.ajic.2025.08.039","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ajic.2025.08.039","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Immediate use steam sterilization (IUSS) is a potential risk factor for surgical site infection (SSI). A quality improvement project to reduce IUSS was implemented at a single hospital after a regulatory survey noted excessive use.Methods: Components of the project included 3 signatures for every cycle of IUSS; Ordering of additional trays; removal of ability of surgery personnel to perform IUSS; reduction in number of IUSS sterilizers from 8 to 1. The project was fully implemented in December 2019. No other changes were made that were anticipated to impact orthopedic SSI rates.Results: There was no IUSS use after November 2019. Prior to the project, there were 9 hip SSI (rate = 0.54 per 100 procedures) and 14 knee SSI (rate = 0.49). After the project, hip SSI decreased by 76% (2 SSI, rate = 0.13, P = <.05) and knee SSI decreased by 18% (7 SSI, rate = 0.41, P = .67).Conclusions: A multidisciplinary quality improvement project was successful at drastically reducing the use of IUSS, and a correlating statistically significant decrease in hip SSI and clinically significant decrease in knee SSI was seen for 3 years after the project was completed.","PeriodicalId":7621,"journal":{"name":"American journal of infection control","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145079489","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}

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American journal of infection control Pub Date : 2025-09-13 DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(25)00532-2

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Letter to editor on title: “NICU-specific bundle for minimizing central line-associated bloodstream infections: Comparative healthcare costs of interventions” 致编辑关于标题的信：“减少中央静脉相关血流感染的新生儿重症监护室专用捆绑包：干预措施的比较医疗成本”

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American journal of infection control Pub Date : 2025-09-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2025.06.022

Muhammad Farhan Khan MBBS , Izhar Ahmad MBBS , Hoore Adan MBBS , Muhammad Ilyas MBBS , Hafsa Akbar MBBS

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American journal of infection control Pub Date : 2025-09-13 DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(25)00534-6

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American journal of infection control Pub Date : 2025-09-13 DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(25)00533-4

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Response to the letter regarding: “NICU-specific bundle for minimizing central line–associated bloodstream infections: comparative health care costs of interventions” 对关于“减少中央静脉相关血流感染的新生儿重症监护室专用捆绑包：干预措施的比较卫生保健成本”的信函的答复

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American journal of infection control Pub Date : 2025-09-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2025.06.024

Kubra Aykac MD , Irem Iyigun MD , Hasan Tolga Celik MD , Yasemin Ozsurekci MD, PhD

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