Here are five findings on infection control highlighted in Becker’s Hospital Review or Becker’s ASC Review within the past five months, beginning with the most recent finding. 1. Performing hand ...

Multisociety guidance recommended that nursing homes employ an infection preventionist and invest in training and preparedness.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The best way to protect high-risk cancer patients from life-threatening infection is to combine preventive antibiotics and antifungal treatment with isolation and other ...

The use of antibiotics and the subject of antibiotic resistance is one of the hot topics in medicine today, including dentistry. A recent news briefing by the American Society of Regional Anesthesia ...

Arlington, VA – May 7, 2025 – CDC’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) is a critical asset to the nation’s public health infrastructure. It provides evidence-based ...

PITMAN, N.J. (CBS) -- Many children are getting ready to head back to school. For those with immunity problems, it can be scary, especially for their parents. We hear it all the time: "If you're sick, ...

Updated recommendations to reduce infections in nursing homes call for dedicated infection prevention roles, better staff ...

The majority of germs that cause serious infections in humans are transmitted by people’s actions. One of the effective means to prevent these infections is by practicing good hand hygiene. Several ...

Chemoradiation in Stage IIIB Cancer of the Uterine Cervix: A Review of the Zimbabwean Experience Our work was a prospective before-and-after study to improve IPC standards. We compared the WHO Hand ...

What is a Master of Science in Infection Prevention & Control? The Master of Science (MS) in Infection Prevention & Control degree trains students to work as professionals in the field of infection ...

Investigators from the laboratory of Derek Walsh, Ph.D., professor of Microbiology-Immunology, have discovered how human ...