Protecting residents staff ratings requires four actionable infection control steps to improve safety, compliance and operational performance in ...

Infection control and prevention is especially difficult for orthopedic surgeons because they are often implanting artificial devices into the patient. “If patients develop an infection, it could mean ...

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology recently published new guidance for infection prevention and control in nursing homes.

Health officials in the United States are sounding the alarm over the rise of so-called “nightmare bacteria” – dangerous germs resistant to nearly all available antibiotics. The Centers for Disease ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . AI can help hospitals improve infection prevention. It can also assist clinicians adhere to antimicrobial ...

The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...

Hand hygiene remains a cornerstone of infection prevention in healthcare settings, vital for curtailing the transmission of multidrug‐resistant organisms and reducing the incidence of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Simulated pathogen transmission and interventions suggest EMR data can improve infection prevention. Better HCW ...

Tripler Army Medical Center — Tripler Army Medical Center’s Infection Prevention and Control team is at the forefront of patient safety and quality of care, focusing on disease prevention within the ...

In the wake of multiple case of flesh-eating bacteria in Florida, some may be wondering what they can do to protect themselves while on vacation or just enjoying a day at the local swimming hole this ...

A potentially deadly bacterial infection called streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, or STSS, is spreading in Japan, prompting questions about what causes it and how to prevent it. That's almost two ...