American Journal of Infection Control
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@APIC's scientific journal. AJIC is the foremost resource on infection control, epidemiology, infection diseases, quality management, disease prevention, and implementation science.
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A scoping review found variation in training, qualifications, and competency standards for infection prevention professionals in residential aged care
Why it matters: Stronger workforce standards may strengthen resident safety and outbreak preparedness
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Why it matters: Stronger workforce standards may strengthen resident safety and outbreak preparedness
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September 21, 2026 at 11:21 PM
A scoping review found variation in training, qualifications, and competency standards for infection prevention professionals in residential aged care
Why it matters: Stronger workforce standards may strengthen resident safety and outbreak preparedness
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Why it matters: Stronger workforce standards may strengthen resident safety and outbreak preparedness
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Small Tests of Change helped nursing homes rapidly evaluate and implement infection prevention improvements during a 12-month collaborative
Why it matters: Small, practical changes can drive safer resident care and stronger infection prevention programs.
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Why it matters: Small, practical changes can drive safer resident care and stronger infection prevention programs.
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September 21, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Small Tests of Change helped nursing homes rapidly evaluate and implement infection prevention improvements during a 12-month collaborative
Why it matters: Small, practical changes can drive safer resident care and stronger infection prevention programs.
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Why it matters: Small, practical changes can drive safer resident care and stronger infection prevention programs.
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🦠Discontinuing dedicated Candida auris cohort units was not associated with higher screening positivity, while enhanced nursing engagement was linked to lower positivity.
Why it matters: Frontline engagement may be key to sustaining prevention efforts.
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Why it matters: Frontline engagement may be key to sustaining prevention efforts.
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Candida auris screening positivity after discontinuation of cohort units and enhanced nursing engagement: An interrupted time series
During an 87-week interrupted time series, we evaluated screening positivity after
de-escalating dedicated cohort units for Candida auris and later implementing enhanced
nursing engagement. Discontinu...
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September 21, 2026 at 11:17 PM
🦠Discontinuing dedicated Candida auris cohort units was not associated with higher screening positivity, while enhanced nursing engagement was linked to lower positivity.
Why it matters: Frontline engagement may be key to sustaining prevention efforts.
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Why it matters: Frontline engagement may be key to sustaining prevention efforts.
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🦠 A case series found that nasal and oral microbiota changed during a 10-day MRSA decolonization course with mupirocin and povidone-iodine.
Why it matters: Understanding microbiome responses may help optimize future decolonization strategies.
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Why it matters: Understanding microbiome responses may help optimize future decolonization strategies.
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September 21, 2026 at 11:15 PM
🦠 A case series found that nasal and oral microbiota changed during a 10-day MRSA decolonization course with mupirocin and povidone-iodine.
Why it matters: Understanding microbiome responses may help optimize future decolonization strategies.
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Why it matters: Understanding microbiome responses may help optimize future decolonization strategies.
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👶🦠 New in AJIC: Over 6 years, umbilical MRSA cultures in NICU patients identified no additional colonized infants beyond those detected by nares or rectal screening.
Why it matters: Lower-value surveillance may add cost without improving detection.
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Why it matters: Lower-value surveillance may add cost without improving detection.
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September 21, 2026 at 11:12 PM
👶🦠 New in AJIC: Over 6 years, umbilical MRSA cultures in NICU patients identified no additional colonized infants beyond those detected by nares or rectal screening.
Why it matters: Lower-value surveillance may add cost without improving detection.
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Why it matters: Lower-value surveillance may add cost without improving detection.
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🎓 An infection prevention internship for MPH students helped build the workforce pipeline, with 30.8% of participants securing infection prevention positions.
Why it matters: Growing the next generation of IPs is essential for healthcare safety.
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Why it matters: Growing the next generation of IPs is essential for healthcare safety.
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September 21, 2026 at 11:10 PM
🎓 An infection prevention internship for MPH students helped build the workforce pipeline, with 30.8% of participants securing infection prevention positions.
Why it matters: Growing the next generation of IPs is essential for healthcare safety.
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Why it matters: Growing the next generation of IPs is essential for healthcare safety.
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👶💊 A clinical pathway-based stewardship program increased appropriate pediatric surgical antibiotic prophylaxis from 58.7% to 74.2% and promoted greater use of cefazolin.
Why it matters: Better antibiotic use supports safer surgery and stewardship.
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Why it matters: Better antibiotic use supports safer surgery and stewardship.
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September 21, 2026 at 11:08 PM
👶💊 A clinical pathway-based stewardship program increased appropriate pediatric surgical antibiotic prophylaxis from 58.7% to 74.2% and promoted greater use of cefazolin.
Why it matters: Better antibiotic use supports safer surgery and stewardship.
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Why it matters: Better antibiotic use supports safer surgery and stewardship.
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🦠 New in AJIC: Hospital-acquired COVID-19 was uncommon in a tertiary cancer center and mortality declined substantially over 4 years.
Why it matters: Sustained infection prevention efforts can help protect vulnerable patients with cancer.
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Why it matters: Sustained infection prevention efforts can help protect vulnerable patients with cancer.
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September 21, 2026 at 11:05 PM
🦠 New in AJIC: Hospital-acquired COVID-19 was uncommon in a tertiary cancer center and mortality declined substantially over 4 years.
Why it matters: Sustained infection prevention efforts can help protect vulnerable patients with cancer.
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Why it matters: Sustained infection prevention efforts can help protect vulnerable patients with cancer.
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🧵 Nanoparticle-impregnated ICU textiles were associated with lower ventilator-associated pneumonia rates and reduced bacterial growth in testing.
Why it matters: Innovative environmental controls may complement existing HAI prevention efforts.
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Why it matters: Innovative environmental controls may complement existing HAI prevention efforts.
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September 21, 2026 at 11:03 PM
🧵 Nanoparticle-impregnated ICU textiles were associated with lower ventilator-associated pneumonia rates and reduced bacterial growth in testing.
Why it matters: Innovative environmental controls may complement existing HAI prevention efforts.
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Why it matters: Innovative environmental controls may complement existing HAI prevention efforts.
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🦠 New in AJIC: During a hospital CDI outbreak, children represented most cases and developed symptoms earlier than adults.
Why it matters: Age-specific surveillance and outbreak response strategies may strengthen CDI prevention and management.
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Why it matters: Age-specific surveillance and outbreak response strategies may strengthen CDI prevention and management.
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Age-related clinical and therapeutic differences during a hospital outbreak of Clostridioides difficile infection in Colombia
Pediatric data on hospital-acquired Clostridioides difficile infection (HA-CDI) outbreaks
in Latin America are scarce. We compared age-related clinical, microbiological, therapeutic,
and outcome diffe...
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September 21, 2026 at 11:00 PM
🦠 New in AJIC: During a hospital CDI outbreak, children represented most cases and developed symptoms earlier than adults.
Why it matters: Age-specific surveillance and outbreak response strategies may strengthen CDI prevention and management.
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Why it matters: Age-specific surveillance and outbreak response strategies may strengthen CDI prevention and management.
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🏡 A history of MDROs was the most common indication for Enhanced Barrier Precautions, but it poorly identified residents with current MDRO colonization.
Why it matters: Better risk identification could strengthen infection prevention in nursing homes.
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Why it matters: Better risk identification could strengthen infection prevention in nursing homes.
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September 21, 2026 at 10:58 PM
🏡 A history of MDROs was the most common indication for Enhanced Barrier Precautions, but it poorly identified residents with current MDRO colonization.
Why it matters: Better risk identification could strengthen infection prevention in nursing homes.
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Why it matters: Better risk identification could strengthen infection prevention in nursing homes.
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🏥 Postpandemic COVID-19 outbreak severity in nursing homes was associated with rural location, RN turnover, and lower resident vaccination rates.
Why it matters: Workforce stability and vaccination remain key infection prevention priorities.
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Why it matters: Workforce stability and vaccination remain key infection prevention priorities.
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September 21, 2026 at 10:55 PM
🏥 Postpandemic COVID-19 outbreak severity in nursing homes was associated with rural location, RN turnover, and lower resident vaccination rates.
Why it matters: Workforce stability and vaccination remain key infection prevention priorities.
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Why it matters: Workforce stability and vaccination remain key infection prevention priorities.
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🦠 Two commercial glycol vapor/aerosol products reduced recovery of airborne surrogate viruses in a simulated patient room.
Why it matters: Air sanitization technologies may offer an additional layer of protection during future outbreaks.
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Why it matters: Air sanitization technologies may offer an additional layer of protection during future outbreaks.
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September 21, 2026 at 10:53 PM
🦠 Two commercial glycol vapor/aerosol products reduced recovery of airborne surrogate viruses in a simulated patient room.
Why it matters: Air sanitization technologies may offer an additional layer of protection during future outbreaks.
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Why it matters: Air sanitization technologies may offer an additional layer of protection during future outbreaks.
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🧼 New in AJIC: 87% of healthcare providers rated themselves as top hand hygiene performers, yet observed compliance on their units was 65%.
Why it matters: Improving hand hygiene may require closing the gap between perception and reality.
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Why it matters: Improving hand hygiene may require closing the gap between perception and reality.
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September 21, 2026 at 10:49 PM
🧼 New in AJIC: 87% of healthcare providers rated themselves as top hand hygiene performers, yet observed compliance on their units was 65%.
Why it matters: Improving hand hygiene may require closing the gap between perception and reality.
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Why it matters: Improving hand hygiene may require closing the gap between perception and reality.
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📢 A multidisciplinary stewardship intervention increased surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis compliance and sustained improvements over 4 years.
Why it matters: Better antibiotic use supports safer surgery and stewardship. 💊
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#IPsky
Why it matters: Better antibiotic use supports safer surgery and stewardship. 💊
🔗 www.ajicjournal.org/article/S019...
#IPsky
September 21, 2026 at 10:47 PM
📢 A multidisciplinary stewardship intervention increased surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis compliance and sustained improvements over 4 years.
Why it matters: Better antibiotic use supports safer surgery and stewardship. 💊
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#IPsky
Why it matters: Better antibiotic use supports safer surgery and stewardship. 💊
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🚨 Hospitals with higher use of an MDRO alert tool placed patients into contact precautions faster (median 2.1 vs 6.3 hours).
Why it matters: Faster identification may strengthen infection prevention efforts.
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Why it matters: Faster identification may strengthen infection prevention efforts.
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September 21, 2026 at 10:44 PM
🚨 Hospitals with higher use of an MDRO alert tool placed patients into contact precautions faster (median 2.1 vs 6.3 hours).
Why it matters: Faster identification may strengthen infection prevention efforts.
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Why it matters: Faster identification may strengthen infection prevention efforts.
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📢 Mobile simulation training showed strong learner impact, with 99% of respondents planning to apply what they learned.
Why it matters: Expands access to practical infection prevention education. 🚚🦠
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Why it matters: Expands access to practical infection prevention education. 🚚🦠
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September 21, 2026 at 10:42 PM
📢 Mobile simulation training showed strong learner impact, with 99% of respondents planning to apply what they learned.
Why it matters: Expands access to practical infection prevention education. 🚚🦠
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Why it matters: Expands access to practical infection prevention education. 🚚🦠
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Healthcare professionals and scientists have a critical role in protecting public health through education, advocacy, and evidence-based action.
Why it matters: Strong public health systems support safer patients and communities.
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Healthcare professionals and scientists have a critical role in protecting public health through education, advocacy, and evidence-based action.
Why it matters: Strong public health systems support safer patients and communities.
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September 21, 2026 at 10:39 PM
📢 New in AJIC
Healthcare professionals and scientists have a critical role in protecting public health through education, advocacy, and evidence-based action.
Why it matters: Strong public health systems support safer patients and communities.
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Healthcare professionals and scientists have a critical role in protecting public health through education, advocacy, and evidence-based action.
Why it matters: Strong public health systems support safer patients and communities.
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Does tape residue interfere with surface disinfection? Researchers found that tape-covered surfaces did not harbor more bacteria and remained effectively disinfected. 📌🧼
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August 25, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Does tape residue interfere with surface disinfection? Researchers found that tape-covered surfaces did not harbor more bacteria and remained effectively disinfected. 📌🧼
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A multifaceted outbreak response, including environmental culturing, whole-genome sequencing, enhanced surveillance, and rapid PCR testing, successfully interrupted C. auris transmission in a cardiac surgery population. 🦠
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August 25, 2026 at 8:51 PM
A multifaceted outbreak response, including environmental culturing, whole-genome sequencing, enhanced surveillance, and rapid PCR testing, successfully interrupted C. auris transmission in a cardiac surgery population. 🦠
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What are the essential elements of an IPC program in residential aged care? A scoping review found common components include surveillance, staff education, employee health, and outbreak management, but evidence remains limited. 🏡
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August 25, 2026 at 8:49 PM
What are the essential elements of an IPC program in residential aged care? A scoping review found common components include surveillance, staff education, employee health, and outbreak management, but evidence remains limited. 🏡
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Accurate HAI classification is critical for surveillance and patient safety. A QI project found that checklists, audits, and case vignettes can improve infection preventionist competency and consistency. 🎯
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August 25, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Accurate HAI classification is critical for surveillance and patient safety. A QI project found that checklists, audits, and case vignettes can improve infection preventionist competency and consistency. 🎯
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#IPsky #IDsky #HAI #InfectionPrevention
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A multimodal strategy for diabetic foot infections reduced MDR organism acquisition from 38% to 6%, while also decreasing length of stay, recurrence, and treatment costs. 🦶🦠
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August 25, 2026 at 8:43 PM
A multimodal strategy for diabetic foot infections reduced MDR organism acquisition from 38% to 6%, while also decreasing length of stay, recurrence, and treatment costs. 🦶🦠
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How often do people touch their faces? In this study, patrons averaged 1.09 face touches per minute, and those using objects to touch their face had 9x greater odds of touching their eyes, nose, or mouth. 👀
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August 25, 2026 at 8:41 PM
How often do people touch their faces? In this study, patrons averaged 1.09 face touches per minute, and those using objects to touch their face had 9x greater odds of touching their eyes, nose, or mouth. 👀
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In a 7-year study of 316,533 endoscopic procedures, researchers found no evidence linking surveillance-detected endoscope contamination to post-procedure bloodstream infections. 🔬
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August 25, 2026 at 8:38 PM
In a 7-year study of 316,533 endoscopic procedures, researchers found no evidence linking surveillance-detected endoscope contamination to post-procedure bloodstream infections. 🔬
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