Employees at a North Carolina hospital were five times more likely to report infection prevention issues if they faced a higher risk of contracting COVID-19 compared to their co-workers, according to ...

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

Here are 11 infection-control measures and their accompanying recommended steps for implementation for internal construction and repair projects, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Researchers found infection control measures with an added test may be useful in controlling transmission of norovirus, according to an article published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ...

Arlington, Va. — December 7, 2023 — A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC), based on a survey of healthcare professionals conducted during the height of the ...

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 ...

Standard IPC measures enabled safe provision of dialysis to patients with C. auris colonization or infection, without transmission. (HealthDay News) — Adherence to standard dialysis infection ...

In the fast-paced environment of dental offices, infection control protocols are essential to ensuring patient safety and maintaining a high standard of care. However, the mantra "If you don't write ...

As patient safety declines amid the pandemic, the U.S. must rebuild a healthcare delivery system in which safety is embedded in every step of a process, with clear metrics that are aggregated, ...

MRSA is often acquired in hospitals, especially among high risk groups such as people in intensive care units (ICUs). Although infection control has improved, MRSA remains a serious problem if not ...