Nosocomial infections are infections that are acquired while at a health care facility and are not present at the time of admission. Nosocomial infections are many times also called hospital acquired ...

Experts who advise the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on its hospital infection control guidelines have voted to recommend that health care providers wear masks during routine care for ...

Researchers say the same team-building and problem-solving skills individuals foster while playing escape room simulation games can be used to help healthcare staff improve their adherence to ...

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the deadly drug-resistant bacteria NDM-CRE found a 70% ...

The 2025 WHO workshop in Manila united experts from 11 countries to strengthen infection prevention and control systems ...

Starting this month, Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health is offering five targeted micro-credentials for ...

As Covid-19 hospitalizations rise across the country, I (Dr. Pak) think back to my first Covid-19 patient. It was the first time I saw Covid in the hospital — and it wasn’t where it was supposed to be ...

Assisted living operators reported serious challenges in implementing infection prevention and control practices for residents with dementia during the pandemic, according to a new study across seven ...

In a recent letter to leaders in Congress, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) highlighted the “astonishing lack of attention to infection prevention and ...

Nurses only group with higher risk once community exposure considered. The largest cohort of health care workers risk for SARS CoV-2. Only high-flow oxygen therapy and hemodialysis linked to more ...