Healthcare providers, including ambulatory surgery centers, are coming under increased pressures to maintain a high level of infection prevention and control. In order to achieve this, ASCs must ...

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers investigated the effect of anti-spike antibody levels on the risk of infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ...

There is a direct correlation between how well an infection prevention program is staffed and a facility’s rate of infection. Your reaction might be “duh,” but the scientific proof was elusive — until ...

Nurses, patients, and professional groups are pushing for more rigorous infection control standards from the CDC following a preview of proposed changes to its isolation precaution guidelines and an ...

Deep tooth infections can quietly fuel inflammation that disrupts blood sugar control, and treating them may benefit overall metabolic health.

Effective IPC requires constant action at all levels of the health system, including policymakers, facility managers, health workers and those who access health services. IPC is unique in the field of ...

Hospitals across Oregon are falling below national standards in preventing infections, according to the Oregon Health ...