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 ...

Infection prevention in senior living facilities has come a long way since the onset of COVID-19, but significant risks remain. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an ...

Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology recently published new guidance for infection prevention and control in nursing homes.

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 ...

Nirenberg is a vaccination advocate and science communicator focusing on vaccines and COVID-19. Yamey is a physician and professor of global health and public policy at Duke University, where he ...

What is a Master of Science in Infection Prevention & Control? The Master of Science (MS) in Infection Prevention & Control degree trains students to work as professionals in the field of infection ...

Almost one in 10 women who give birth via caesarean section suffer an infection, statistics show. Subscribe today for unlimited access to 6,000+ clinical articles, learning units, procedures, ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers have identified a potential new culprit in long COVID: low iron levels. Image credit: Natalia Lebedinskaia/Getty Images. The peak of the COVID-19 pandemic may be in the ...

Wheat harvest has begun in Southern Indiana. Fusarium head blight (FHB) or scab is one of the most important diseases of wheat and most challenging to prevent. In addition, FHB infection can cause the ...