July 13, 2010 (New Orleans, Louisiana) — Rapid identification of healthcare-associated infections, using tools such as computerized monitoring systems and aggressive infection control measures, can ...

A recent study conducted on healthcare workers from Vancouver, Canada, has demonstrated that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination together with non-pharmaceutical infection control measures ...

Scientists found that an emphasis on compliance with non-pathogen specific infection control practices such as hand hygiene, efforts to reduce device-related infections and chlorhexidine bathing (a ...

When it comes to the examination room at your health care clinic, you might think that avoiding catching the flu or other more deadly viruses is out of your hands, so to speak. But infectious disease ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released an interim guidance for environmental infection control in hospitals related to the Ebola virus. In early October, the CDC released ...

The final coding scheme consisted of 29 themes. These themes were grouped into three categories: knowledge and perceptions of infection transmission; attitudes towards infection control measures; and ...

Mary Duncan, R.N., MSN, CIC, is the senior director of Infection Prevention for the UAB Health System, with 18 years of experience implementing best practices at various health facilities. Her ...

California hospitals narrowing the use of antibiotic treatments and employing more vigorous cleaning protocols have led to widespread declines in infections contracted through catheters and exposure ...

Seattle health officials and Harborview Medical Center staff are investigating the possibility of a fungal infection outbreak ...