Surprising findings from a new study suggest that the burden of C. diff infection may be less a matter of hospital transmission and more a result of characteristics associated with the patients ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature, researchers analyze the extent, pathways, and risk factors of in-hospital severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of Hospital Infection, researchers used whole genome sequencing to examine the patients-to-staff, staff-to-patients, and staff-to-staff transmission of ...

Study: States Need Work on Guidelines for Provider-Patient Transmission of Bloodborne Pathogens Researchers suggest there is a need for standardizing evidence-based practices into state guidelines in ...

Scientists have identified a critical factor that may contribute to the spread of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), shedding light on why these infections are so difficult to combat. Their study ...

While the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic were marked by religious hand-washing and disinfecting of everything from groceries to doorknobs, scientists quickly learned airborne transmission was the ...

Share on Pinterest A new observational study shows that hospital mask mandates may not have done much to slow the spread of COVID-19 during the Omicron period. Morsa Images/Getty Images Data collected ...

NGD Infection Prevention, a global provider of real-time genomic transmission detection for hospitals, has deployed an integrated transmission detection system to Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, ...

Kansas health officials say dozens of people were stricken by a hard to treat and potentially deadly fungus in 2025. The ...