Whether you are placing a central line, managing a Clostridioides difficile case, or keeping a surgical field sterile, you're ...

Regional Medical Center is notifying patients about a potential risk of infection transmission due to a former employee’s improper syringe use. An investigation by the health system, FDA and other ...

Infection control preventionists are doubling down on EBP basics and leading providers through some struggles that may ...

CQC inspectors found evidence of a "positive culture" and a "high standard of care" at the emergency department.

The agency needs to prioritize health over political correctness, opt for transparency over secrecy, and be open to ...

Hospital-acquired infections are infections patients didn't have when they were admitted to hospital. The most common include wound infections after surgery, urinary tract infections and pneumonia.

Healthcare Improvement Scotland has published a report relating to a safe delivery of care inspection visit to the hospital.

It's in half the states, including New York, with soaring annual increases in the number of patients sickened, per the American Journal of Infection Control. The Centers for ... the CDC was busy ...

One of the most common health care-associated infections spreads within intensive care units (ICUs) more than three times more than previously thought, new research has found.

The highly contagious Clostridium difficil spreads more than three times as much within intensive care unit environments as previously recognized, according to a study published April 3 in JAMA ...

More than 600 measles cases have been detected in 22 states, with the vast majority among unvaccinated, resulting in at least ...

The CPSO is also investigating Park in relation to infection control ... works in health care as an occupational therapist. Looking back, she wishes she had spoken up. Patients of Toronto ...