New guidance on infection prevention and control for nursing homes offers recommendations for a variety of updated protocols and standards.

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) continue to represent a major challenge for health systems worldwide, significantly impacting patient outcomes and contributing to increased healthcare costs.

Infection control stands as a cornerstone of modern healthcare systems, safeguarding patients, healthcare professionals, and the community at large. By implementing comprehensive and rigorous measures ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a tuberculosis infection-control program should consist of administrative controls, environmental controls and a respiratory-protection ...

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Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, infection prevention and control (IPC) in long-term care facilities was usually relegated to the sidelines. If it was focused on at all, IPC often fell squarely on ...

Federal health officials on Friday announced a $2.1 billion investment to strengthen prevention and control measures against COVID-19 and other infectious diseases across the public health care sector ...

Carol Blanar, RN, CNOR, executive director of the Indiana Federation of Ambulatory Surgical Centers, shares six ways Indiana ASCs can strengthen their infection control programs right now. 1. Appoint ...