Disinfectants are used extensively for surface cleaning, floor cleaning, and equipment cleaning in critical care units and ...

As I head into my 25th year of working as a clinical infectious diseases pharmacist, one of the most important working relationships of my career is with the infection prevention department.

Parvovirus B19, also known as Fifth Disease or erythema infectiosum, is prevalent in the community, particularly among ...

The 61-year-old man received a new kidney from a deceased donor after being diagnosed with “nephrosclerosis-related end-stage ...

Doral, Fla.-based Jackson West Medical Center opened in August 2021 with a road map for preventing hospital acquired infections that is now being scaled across the system. “From the very beginning, we ...

Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae)-associated community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) incidence was significantly higher in ...

A seaside escape is always a popular summer activity, particularly for Fourth of July festivities, but with potentially ...

At the start of an unprecedented meeting of vaccine committee of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the ...

With West Nile virus present in Texas, mosquito bites escalate beyond an itchy annoyance to a potentially deadly threat.

There was no record of the woman being tested for gonorrhea in the year prior to her death, an official bulletin said.

Health officials say a woman died this spring from a disseminated gonococcal infection, a rare but severe complication of ...

Neti pots and similar sinus rinsing tools are a staple in many households, but in rare cases these devices can be deadly when ...