Protecting residents staff ratings requires four actionable infection control steps to improve safety, compliance and operational performance in ...

What is the role of the nose in infection acquisition and transmission? Why do harmless commensal bacteria on the skin become pathogenic and lead to infection? If hands are decolonized to reduce risk ...

New guidance on infection prevention and control for nursing homes offers recommendations for a variety of updated protocols and standards.

Government regulators are tightening rules and standards over infection control practices in the healthcare arena, forcing payors and accrediting bodies to follow suit to also keep a more ...

The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...

Nursing homes are facing persistent hurdles when working to implement adequate infection control practices, a new study has found. But at the same time, there are areas of opportunity operators can ...

A Lancet study across Indian ICUs finds preventable central line bloodstream infections causing high mortality, driven by ...

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

To Burton Davis, the surgery seemed nothing short of a miracle. The 58-year-old's curved spine had nagged him for the better part of two decades, putting constant pressure on his lower back and ...

When I write or speak about our long-term care industry, I often do just that – refer to “the industry.” Whether it be challenges “the industry” faces, solutions “the industry” needs, or data or ...

What is a Master of Science in Infection Prevention & Control? The Master of Science (MS) in Infection Prevention & Control degree trains students to work as professionals in the field of infection ...