Focused infection control surveys are no longer part of the standard survey process, federal officials announced in a memo to state directors Wednesday.

There are evolutionary reasons why the immune system may have evolved to overreact in this way (panic attacks are another ...

Read this article to consider whether trying to prevent infections stops us from making healthcare more sustainable.

Standard IPC measures enabled safe provision of dialysis to patients with C. auris colonization or infection, without transmission.

Nurses should not be asked to wash uniforms at home, as it ups the risk of spreading antibiotic-resistant infections, according to research.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A parvovirus infection outbreak has been reported in Hamilton County, according to medical experts at UC Medical Center. The center is collaborating with the Cincinnati Health ...

When bacteria remember: P. aeruginosa may use epigenetic memory for enhanced infection success by Charlotte Schwenner, Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres ...

As I head into my 25th year of working as a clinical infectious diseases pharmacist, one of the most important working relationships of my career is with the infection prevention department.

Newly approved antibody could offer another option for protecting infants from RSV, a common infection that can be deadly ...

The CDC ended its healthcare infection control practices advisory committee on May 8, and healthcare associations and groups are decrying the decision. “I urge HHS to consider: what will replace ...

The Trump administration has terminated a federal advisory committee that issued guidance about preventing the spread of infections in health care facilities.

The CDC has terminated an advisory committee responsible for providing federal guidance on the prevention and control of health care-associated infections and the spread of antimicrobial ...