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American Journal of Infection Control

June 2023Volume 51Issue 6

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  Rats! Infection Prevention's Journey During a Hospital Kitchen Infestation

  Staubitz et al.

  Published online: June 10, 2023
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  The Current State of Antimicrobial and Urine Culture Stewardship in Thailand: Results from a National Survey

  Patel et al.

  Published online: June 7, 2023
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  Intervention to reduce the incidence of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia: a pilot study

  Sopena et al.

  Published online: June 7, 2023
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  Etiology and Utility of Hospital-onset Bacteremia as a Safety Metric for Targeted Harm Reduction

  Stack et al.

  Published online: June 7, 2023

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  Risk factors associated with mortality in hospitalized patients with laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection during the period of omicron (B.1.1.529) variant predominance

  O'Leary et al.

  Published online: September 5, 2022
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  Surgical site infections during the COVID-19 era: A retrospective, multicenter analysis

  Smith et al.

  Published online: September 22, 2022
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  The importance of targeting intraoperative transmission of bacteria with antibiotic resistance and strain characteristics

  Loftus et al.

  Published online: August 1, 2022
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  Estimating costs of anesthesia supplies for intraoperative infection control

  Datta et al.

  Published online: August 4, 2022

About

American Journal of Infection Control

AJIC covers key topics and issues in infection control and epidemiology. Infection control professionals, including physicians, nurses, and epidemiologists, rely on AJIC for peer-reviewed articles covering clinical topics as well as original research. As the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). AJIC is the foremost resource on infection control, epidemiology, infectious diseases, quality management, occupational health, and disease prevention. AJIC also publishes infection control guidelines from APIC and the CDC. AJIC is included in Index Medicus and CINAHL.

About the Society

APIC’s mission is to create a safer world through prevention of infection. The association’s more than 15,000 members direct infection prevention programs that save lives and improve the bottom line for hospitals and other healthcare facilities. APIC advances its mission through patient safety, implementation science, competencies and certification, advocacy, and data standardization.

Join APIC in Orlando, Florida, June 26 – 28, 2023 for the APIC 2023 Annual Conference & Exposition—the largest gathering in the world of the infection prevention community.

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  Risk factors associated with mortality in hospitalized patients with laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection during the period of omicron (B.1.1.529) variant predominance

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