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

Even as the pandemic fades further into the past, other concerns constantly threaten the skilled nursing sector, leading long-term care experts to call for stronger leadership in infection prevention ...

Nursing homes are facing persistent hurdles when working to implement adequate infection control practices, a new study has found. But at the same time, there are areas of opportunity operators can ...

During the coronavirus outbreak, health care is more important than ever. In Newsweek's first Best Health Care series, we highlight some of the best infection prevention products. Since 1982, the ...

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common device-associated infection in hospitals. Both technical factors — appropriate catheter use, aseptic insertion, and proper maintenance — ...

Chemoradiation in Stage IIIB Cancer of the Uterine Cervix: A Review of the Zimbabwean Experience Our work was a prospective before-and-after study to improve IPC standards. We compared the WHO Hand ...

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Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health’s ASC strategy is built around quality and safety — something hardwired into daily operations — according to Mandy Gerlach, COO of Baptist Outpatient Services.

Thousands of patients at Providence Health may have been exposed to bloodborne infections, like hepatitis B and C, and HIV, due to a physician who may not have followed infection control practices, ...

Opioids affect both the gut and the immune system, said Summer Thompson, an assistant professor studying gut-brain ...

For the first time, the C.D.C. identified several cases of Candida auris that were resistant to all drugs, in two health facilities in Texas and a long-term care center in Washington, D.C. By Andrew ...

Nosocomial infections are infections that develop while a person is receiving medical attention. Examples include pneumonia, urinary tract infections (UTIs) and gastrointestinal (GI) infections. The ...