During the pandemic, rates of Staphylococcus aureus did not decrease (aRR 1.17, 95% CI 0.89-1.55), and rates of bloodstream ...

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 ...

Even well-established infection control policies are often abandoned — or at least deviated from — when put into practice during nursing home flu and COVID outbreaks, according to a new study.

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India issues Nipah virus outbreak. Know the key safety steps to protect doctors, nurses, patients, and prevent hospital ...

At the same time, C. auris spreads easily and widely in the environment and survives even the most stringent infection control measures. It can colonize in the fabrics used in clothes and bedding and ...

Due to an unexpected increase in infections, officials at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh are threatening to use disciplinary action against any physicians and staff who do fail to follow infection ...

In absence of a vaccine, compliance with infection prevention & control (IPC) measures remains the most effective intervention to control the COVID-19 outbreak. Our Weekly Epidemiology Report ...

Drug-resistant bacteria are one of the most urgent health challenges of our time, affecting people, animals, and the ...

According to new data from the Oregon Health Authority, Oregon hospitals made gains in lowering the number of health ...

Dear Doctors: My wife was diagnosed with a C. auris infection while she was in a long-term care hospital. When she gets discharged, will she be able to hug her grandkids, or should she refrain from ...