Infection control and prevention is especially difficult for orthopedic surgeons because they are often implanting artificial devices into the patient. “If patients develop an infection, it could mean ...

Ultrasound procedures are an indispensable part of modern diagnostic and interventional medicine. However, ensuring rigorous infection control remains a critical concern, given the potential for cross ...

Patients are more likely to get hospital-acquired infection than lose their checked airline luggage, according to Maureen Spencer, RN, an infection prevention and clinical implementation consultant.

The dangers for infection aren’t only caused by microbes, but also by the molecular signals they release. To detect and neutralize these signals, may be the next era for infectious disease control.” — ...

Two months into Phase 3 of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ latest Medicare rules of participation provisions, nursing homes are well-versed in stricter infection control rules around ...

For years, hospitals penny-pinching on infection control has been an open secret. Whether Covid-19 will puncture that pre-pandemic complacency is an open question. But it’s long past time for every ...

In a recent letter to leaders in Congress, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) highlighted the “astonishing lack of attention to infection prevention and ...