Several healthcare acquired infections (HAIs), such as central line-associated bloodstream infections and ventilator events, showed increased prevalence in 2021, according to new data released by the ...

Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) have remained above pre-COVID levels in acute care settings, according to new federal data. The 2021 National and State HAI Progress Report, published online Nov ...

New HIV infections in the U.S. dropped by 12 percent between 2017 and 2021, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday. Still, despite that progress, ...

There were more than 2.5 million cases of sexually transmitted infections in the United States in 2021, a record high, according to a new federal report. “The U.S. STI epidemic shows no signs of ...

More than 2.5 million cases of sexually transmitted infections were reported in 2021, jumping by 7% in one year, according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “The US ...

Hospital-developed COVID-19 cases represent about 1.8% of COVID-19 hospitalizations and were potentially on the decline by the tail end of the pandemic’s delta wave, according to a patient data ...

Researchers have discovered a high prevalence of COVID-19 co-infections in central Missouri during the 2021-2022 flu season, with a monthly co-infection rate as high as 48 percent among individuals ...

Healthcare-associated infection rates fluctuated in conjunction with COVID-19 hospitalization trends in 2021, hitting a new high in the third quarter as the delta variant swept the country, according ...

Infections blamed on a fungus labeled as a "superbug" by U.S. health officials have grown by 33% in Nevada over the past year ...

New Zealand has reported foodborne infection and outbreak figures for 2021 with statistics still affected by a coronavirus. In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic and public health measures taken to control ...