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

A report by a senior infection prevention analyst at the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority provides five basic infection control best practices for ASCs. The report, “Strategies to Fully Implement ...

The Department of Health and Human Services released a report in January of this year showing that more than 1,000 long-term care facilities in the United States had COVID-19 infection rates of 75% or ...

Infection control in intensive care units (ICUs) remains a critical component of modern healthcare, particularly given the high-risk environments where the most vulnerable patients are treated. The ...

Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is the latest virus outbreak promoting a World Health Organization emergency meeting. Large numbers of mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and ...

The surgical site infection control market is positioned for stable growth as healthcare systems continue to prioritize ...

With antimicrobial resistance causing over 5 million deaths annually, rapid outbreak detection is critical. A German lab ...

Physicians should lead physician oversight efforts, according to this CMO. Robert Kopec, MD, MBA, became vice president and CMO at Morton Plant Hospital on March 30. The hospital is part of Clearwater ...

A nursing home that instituted a unique infection control strategy reduced its methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission rate by 82% in less than three years. The secret: daily use of ...

The use of probiotics, fecal microbiota transplants, and live biotherapeutics have been effective in phase 3 studies that focus on Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). Strategies designed to ...

What is a Master of Science in Infection Prevention & Control? The Master of Science (MS) in Infection Prevention & Control degree trains students to work as professionals in the field of infection ...