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 ...

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

In response to recent findings showing clinical cases of C. auris grew 95 percent from 2020 to 2021, The Washington Post spoke to experts who said the research points to how poorly funded and ...

Even well-established infection control policies are often abandoned — or at least deviated from — when put into practice ...

While there are other infection control guidelines, these are the first tailored specifically to physicians who treat patients in pain, including with procedures such as cortisone shots in the knees, ...

In the final report of a three-part series published last year about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on nursing homes, the Office of the Inspector General found “monumental and ongoing staffing ...

Inadequate infection prevention and control staffing levels are associated with higher rates of healthcare-associated infections, according to a new study published today in the American Journal of ...

Explore the future of infection prevention in Indian hospitals with key insights from healthcare leaders Dr. Prasanna ...

With antimicrobial resistance causing over 5 million deaths annually, rapid outbreak detection is critical. A German lab ...

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 ...