After three long pandemic years, the time is now for hospital clinicians to refocus efforts on infection control and prevention, said Aaron E. Glatt, MD, chair of medicine, chief of infectious disease ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Symptoms of Candida auris can be nonspecific, making diagnosis a challenge. It is most common in long-term ...

CMS sent a memo to state survey agency directors urging them to double down on compliance with basic infection control practices. The memo includes information and links to resources to combat the ...

On the heels of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services emphasizing the importance of using enhanced barrier precautions when caring for certain nursing home residents, infection control ...

Nurses, patients, and professional groups are pushing for more rigorous infection control standards from the CDC following a preview of proposed changes to its isolation precaution guidelines and an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dialysis staff, including physicians, are not consistently following universal infection control ...

This is an excellent book to introduce new members of the team to a topic which will form the basis of their daily practice. It could be used as part of an induction programme or to update all team ...

While holidays are normally a time of gathering, it’s best to limit holiday celebrations to those who live together and spend the day with the people in your household. Wear a mask Wearing a mask that ...

SEMBACH, Germany – A select group of Army dentists, enlisted dental specialists and civilian dental staff assigned to the Rhineland-Pfalz Dental Activity recently took part in specialized training ...

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 ...

Eighty-three nursing homes in the Cincinnati region are among those with basic infection control violations, The Enquirer analysis shows. None of the infection violations found in Ohio in The Enquirer ...

The Association for Dental Safety (ADS), formerly known as the Organization for Safety, Asepsis, and Prevention, will once again host its annual Dental Infection Control Boot Camp. This is a ...