Impact of COVID-19 on traditional healthcare-associated infection prevention efforts

Study on the impact of multiple prevention strategies on COVID-19 pandemic

Background:Today, with the coronavirus pandemic, the governments and international institutions are rapidly taking various approaches to infection control. In the meantime, the care of healthcare workers who are responsible for the health and treatment of patients is very important. The COVID-19 epidemic in China has achieved a great victory, and it is important to summarize the successful anti...

Prevention of healthcare‐associated Clostridium difficile infection: what works?

Prevention of Clostridium difficile infection has become extremely important because of increases in its incidence and severity. Unfortunately, efforts at C. difficile infection prevention are hampered by lack of data to support optimal prevention methods, especially for endemic C. difficile infection. Studies are needed to define the optimal prevention practices and to investigate novel preven...

Role of hand hygiene in healthcare-associated infection prevention.

Healthcare workers' hands are the most common vehicle for the transmission of healthcare-associated pathogens from patient to patient and within the healthcare environment. Hand hygiene is the leading measure for preventing the spread of antimicrobial resistance and reducing healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs), but healthcare worker compliance with optimal practices remains low in most set...

COVID-19: A Window of Opportunity for Positive Healthcare Reforms

The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is testing healthcare systems like never before and all efforts are now being put into controlling the COVID-19 crisis. We witness increasing morbidity, delivery systems that sometimes are on the brink of collapse, and some shameless rent seeking. However, besides all the challenges, there are also possibilities t...

Nutrition and Infection with COVID-19