Eight studies were cohort studies, while 23 were case-control studies. Included studies focused on all types of infections ...

Spatial repellents have been used as commercial household bite prevention products since the early 1900s, but significant ...

New research from APIC suggests hospitals can cut hand hygiene observations significantly without compromising data quality, freeing resources for education and infection prevention efforts.

Pus: an unmistakable sign of infection. St. Elizabeth's Medical Center. Abscess drainage. New York State Department of Health. Bacterial skin infections: Impetigo and MRSA. Centers for Disease Control ...

However, studies have shown that in about a quarter to one-third of people hospitalized with sepsis or septic shock, the source of infection is never conclusively identified. Sepsis can get worse ...

In its explanation about meningitis online, it adds: "Meningitis is an infection of the protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord (meninges). It can affect anyone, but is most ...

In Bristol, meanwhile, the biggest concerns were syphillis and oral herpes, according to the data compiled in LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor's annual Safe Sex Report. The findings come as condom use ...

A mysterious infection dubbed “Disease X” in Congo has sent alarm ... Jean Kaseya, director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, revealed that nearly 200 of the 376 individuals ...

Nursing homes must appoint at least one person as an IP who is responsible for maintaining a facility’s infection prevention and control program ... professional training in nursing, medical ...

But the biggest problem? Nothing, of course, kept the “control” families from asking their nurse about sleep training techniques, or pursuing it on their own—nor did anything commit the ...

Susan Carroll since 2021 has served as president of Inova Loudoun Hospital, one of only 12 in the U.S. to achieve 26 consecutive "A" grades from Leapfrog Safety Group.

and avoiding visiting the hairdressers or barbers until the infection is clear. Mike Taylor, who runs a barber training academy in Poole, Dorset said he had seen 'loads of cases' recently.