I spent more than twenty years as a Corporate Director of Infection Prevention for an Integrated Health Care Delivery Network (IDN). During that time, I learned a great deal about managing infection ...
In-hospital mortality and discharge rates were similar among patients with health care-associated COVID-19 and those with health care-associated influenza.
Most hospitals are enforcing infection control measures after over 1,000 ... visitors and patients to continue to practice infection prevention measures such as handwashing and covering coughs ...
On Staten Island, however, the data shows a more significant uptick during the waning weeks of 2024, with 700 cases reported ...
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has concluded the pilot phase of its ‘IMA AMR Smart Hospital Project’, a certification ...
As we march into the heart of respiratory virus season, here's what to know about what's circulating throughout the state.
Local hospital systems in Dallas and Fort Worth report a sharp increase in flu cases. It comes as RSV, walking pneumonia, ...
Respiratory illnesses are running high in Indiana and nationally, and Union Health announced visitor restrictions for its ...
Some evidence shows hospital infection preventionists may be able to spend less time monitoring hand hygiene, according to a study published Dec. 19 in the American Journal of Infection Control.
Hand hygiene (HH) monitoring in hospitals could be reduced significantly, allowing infection preventionists to redirect ...