In a recent review published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, a group of authors critically assessed the designation of contact precautions (CP) as an "essential practice" for methicillin-resistant ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms, or MDROs, did not significantly differ between ICUs with or ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Hospital patients on contact precautions experienced ...

NEW YORK (Jan. 11, 2018) - New expert guidance released today by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America advises hospitals on determining when they can safely discontinue contact ...

CHICAGO (December 11, 2012) – The prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) can help reduce patient morbidity and mortality, but a common prevention effort for patients with ...

Contact precautions, including gloves, gowns, and isolated rooms, have helped stem the transmission of hospital pathogens but have also had some negative consequences, according to findings from a new ...