Whether a patient or visitor, hand hygiene while at the hospital is critical. Luis Alvarez/Digital Vision via Getty Images Nasia Safdar: These are infections that occur as a result of exposure to the ...
Study assesses effectiveness of strategies to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission in healthcare settings
In a recent study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, researchers used large-scale viral genomic and social network analyses to determine whether infection prevention (IP) measures used during ...
In early 2020, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a highly contagious and pathogenic virus, made its alarming debut and quickly spread worldwide, causing the novel ...
ARLINGTON, Va. (July 11, 2023) — Five medical societies have published a set of recommendations for operationalizing strategies for infection prevention in acute care settings that account for ...
Copper-surfaced fixtures can reduce the risk of hand-transmitted infection outbreaks in eldercare facilities, a new study has found. The researchers investigated four documented outbreaks in a nursing ...
The CDC did not report any C. auris infections in South Carolina in 2025, although neighboring states contained cases. In ...
Download Report: The Economic Burden of COVID-19 Infections amongst Health Care Workers in the First Year of the Pandemic in Kenya, Colombia, Eswatini, and South Africa This joint report by the World ...
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Hospital-acquired infections are rising – here’s how to protect yourself in health care settings
A new study from the National Institutes of Health shows a jump in both hospital-acquired infections and resistance to the antibiotics used to treat them. The findings are based on data gathered at ...
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