March 2023

APIC Megasurvey 2020: Methodology and overview of results

• Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz,
• Elizabeth Monsees,
• Amanda Hessels

Impact of COVID-19 RT-PCR testing of asymptomatic health care workers on absenteeism and hospital transmission during the pandemic

• Elisa Teixeira Mendes,
• Danilo Glauco Pereira Villagelin Neto,
• Giulia Magalhães Ferreira,
• ...
• Lucas Augusto Moyses Franco,
• Ester Cerdeiro Sabino,
• Silvia Figueiredo Costa

SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid tests and universal screening for COVID-19 Omicron variant among hospitalized children

• Kai-Qian Kam,
• Matthias Maiwald,
• Chia Yin Chong,
• ...
• Natalie Woon Hui Tan,
• Jiahui Li,
• Chee Fu Yung

Association between self-reported masking behavior and SARS-CoV-2 infection wanes from Pre-Delta to Omicron-predominant periods — North Carolina COVID-19 Community Research Partnership (NC-CCRP)

• Ashley H. Tjaden,
• Michael Gibbs,
• Michael Runyon,
• ...
• Yhenneko J. Taylor,
• Sharon L. Edelstein
• the COVID-19 Community Research Partnership Study Group

Implementation and effectiveness of a COVID-19 case investigation and contact tracing program at a large, urban midwestern university

• Jocelyn Vaughn,
• Evgenia Karayeva,
• Natalia Lopez-Yanez,
• Ellen M. Stein,
• Ronald C. Hershow

Viral contamination on the surfaces of the personal protective equipment among health care professionals working in COVID-19 wards: A single-center prospective, observational study

• Li-hao Peng,
• Ya-juan Chen,
• Shi-yi Yang,
• ...
• Fei-peng Xu,
• Jian-rong Hu,
• Fei Wang

Antimicrobial stewardship experiences in acute-care hospitals of Northern Italy: Assessment of structure, process and outcome indicators, 2017-2019

• Costanza Vicentini,
• Valentina Blengini,
• Giulia Libero,
• Roberto Raso,
• Carla Maria Zotti
• on behalf of the Working Group “Unità Prevenzione Rischio Infettivo (UPRI), Regione Piemonte”

The barriers and facilitators to hand hygiene practices in Nigeria: A qualitative study

“There are so many barriers ... the barriers are limitless.”

• Yetunde Ataiyero,
• Judith Dyson,
• Moira Graham

Comparison of hand hygiene compliance among healthcare workers in Intensive care units and wards of COVID-19: A large scale multicentric study in India

• Sarumathi Dhandapani,
• Deepashree Rajshekar,
• Ketan Priyadarshi,
• ...
• Haritha Madigubba,
• Apurba Sankar Sastry
• Contributors of HHAC study group

Development and evaluation of an ultra-wide bandwidth based electronic hand hygiene monitoring system

• Lin Yang,
• Hong Li,
• Yan Ren,
• ...
• Shuang Liu,
• Hongxin Wei,
• Hui Chen

Decreasing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) at a community academic medical center using a multidisciplinary team employing a multi-pronged approach during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Amy Whitaker,
• Gail Colgrove,
• Maria Scheutzow,
• Meghan Ramic,
• Kim Monaco,
• James L Hill Jr.

Toilet plume bioaerosols in health care and hospitality settings: A systematic review

• Elizabeth N. Paddy,
• Oluwasola O.D. Afolabi,
• M. Sohail

Impact of certified infection preventionists in acute care settings: A systematic review

• Yea-Jen Hsu,
• Zehui Zhou,
• Esosa Nosakhare,
• Jill A. Marsteller

Would it be helpful to infection control professionals to have the FDA regulate whole-room UVC devices?

• Arthur Kreitenberg,
• Leejay Polacci

Incorporating structured linen oversight into an infection prevention program

• Lisa Sanders,
• Gina Giannopoulos,
• Anessa Mikolajczak,
• ...
• Laura Bardowski,
• Christina Silkaitis,
• Angela Helms

Influenza vaccination for hospital Employees: A 3-year success-story of a flu-pod drive-thru at a Veterans affairs medical center

• Lisa Bailey,
• Aikaterini Papamanoli,
• Monique Thorne,
• ...
• Jacqueline IDL Dy,
• Chaitanya Chevireddy,
• George Psevdos