Infection Prevention

1. HAI Controversies: Contact Precautions
Elise Martin, Zachary Rubin, Rekha K. Murthy

2. Hand Hygiene Monitoring Technologies: Implementation and Outcomes
Claudia Denisse Jarrin Tejada

3. Universal Glove and Gown Use for the Prevention of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
Lindsay Croft, Daniel J. Morgan

4. Isolation Precautions for Visitors to Healthcare Settings
Maroun Sfeir, Matthew S. Simon, David Banach

5. Bacterial Contamination of the Anesthesia Work Area: Hands, Patients, and Things
Derya Mahmutoglu, Luisa Silvia Munoz-Price

6. Infection Control in the Outpatient Setting
John Daniel Markley, Michael P. Stevens

7. New Technologies for Infection Prevention
Michelle Doll, Michael P. Stevens, Gonzalo Bearman

8. What Is the Role of Mobile No-Touch Disinfection Technology in Optimizing Healthcare Environmental Hygiene?
Philip C. Carling

9. Universal MRSA/Staphylococcal Decolonization for Hospitalized Patients
Edward J. Septimus

10. Staphylococcal Decolonization in Surgery Patients
Andrew D. Ludwig, E. Patchen Dellinger

11. The Surgical Care Improvement Project Redux: Should CMS Revive Process of Care Measures for Prevention of Surgical Site Infections?
Deborah S. Yokoe

12. Healthcare Worker Apparel and Infection Prevention
Salma Muhammad Abbas, Gonzalo Bearman

13. Antimicrobial Textiles and Infection Prevention: Clothing and the Inanimate Environment
Rachel H. McQueen, Briana Ehnes

14. Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli: Infection Prevention Considerations
Oryan Henig, David E. Katz, Dror Marchaim

15. Active Surveillance Cultures for MRSA, VRE, Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negatives
Amar Krishna, Teena Chopra

16.
C. difficile Microbiome Manipulation
Jenna Wick, Tinzar Basein, Shira Doron

17. Air Contamination in the Hospital Environment
Luis A. Shimose, Eriko Masuda, Ana Berbel Caban, Luisa Silvia Munoz-Price

18. Vertical Versus Horizontal Infection Control Interventions
Salma Muhammad Abbas, Michelle Doll, Michael P. Stevens

19. The Role of the Hospital Epidemiologist
Kristina A. Bryant

20. Whole Genome Sequencing for Outbreak Investigation
Tara N. Palmore

21. Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Preparedness
Angela Hewlett, Angela M. Vasa, Theodore J. Cieslak, John J. Lowe, Shelly Schwedhelm

22. Probiotics and Infection Prevention
Whitney Perry, Shira Doron

23. Animals in Healthcare Settings
Rekha K. Murthy, Vivek Pandrangi, David Jay Weber

24. Decolonization in Infection Control of Gram-Negative Bacilli
David Thomas, David Banach

25. Testing Water for Legionella Prevention
Brooke K. Decker, Cornelius J. Clancy

26. The Importance of C. difficile Colonization in Infection Prevention
Natalia Blanco, Surbhi Leekha

27. Mandatory Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Personnel
Bryan D. Harris, Thomas R. Talbot

28. Controversies in Healthcare-Associated Infection Surveillance
Geetika Sood, Surbhi Leekha

29. Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing Outside the Intensive Care Unit
Megan Buller, Kyle J. Popovich

30. Airborne Precautions and Personal Protective Equipment: The Powered Air-Purifying Respirator-Only Approach
Pranavi V. Sreeramoju, Jose Cadena

31. Donning and Doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Is Training Necessary?
Michelle Doll, Michael P. Stevens, Gonzalo Bearman

32. Rapid Diagnostics in Infection Prevention
Sara Revolinski, Angela M. Huang, Allison Gibble

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Practice and Hospital Management, Public Health, General Practice / Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine