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 ...

Hand hygiene remains a cornerstone of infection prevention in healthcare settings, vital for curtailing the transmission of multidrug‐resistant organisms and reducing the incidence of ...

A group of healthcare societies has issued updated infection control guidance for nursing homes, marking the guideline’s first update in 17 years. The guidance was published Oct. 28 in Infection ...

For the first time in 17 years, physicians and researchers have published updated guidance for infection prevention and ...

A landmark multi-country clinical trial has shown that a structured, sustainable approach to infection prevention and treatment can save women's lives, cutting severe maternal infections and deaths by ...

Hospitals with lower staffing levels in infection prevention and control teams have higher rates of healthcare-associated infections, according to an Oct. 10 study published in the American Journal of ...

Even as the pandemic fades further into the past, other concerns constantly threaten the skilled nursing sector, leading long-term care experts to call for stronger leadership in infection prevention ...

Starting this month, Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health is offering five targeted micro-credentials for professionals working in long-term care, infection control, and public health.

The “persistence” of healthcare-associated infections in long-term care settings earned a spot on a new list revealing the top 10 patient safety concerns in 2025. The special long-term care mention ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. & ORANGE, Calif. & ATLANTA & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A large multi-state study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, HCA ...