Originally created for hospitals, the World Health Organization’s Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) has been adapted to assess infection prevention and control (IPC) ...

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has released two new tools for use in healthcare facilities, the Sepsis Prevention Assessment Tool for Nursing Homes (SPAT) and the Targeted Assessment for ...

Updated consensus recommendations provide strategies for preventing both catheter-associated and noncatheter-associated UTIs.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one out of every 20 hospitalized patients will contract a healthcare-associated infection. The spread of these infections, however, can be ...

In response to recent findings showing clinical cases of C. auris grew 95 percent from 2020 to 2021, The Washington Post spoke to experts who said the research points to how poorly funded and ...

Pennsylvania has reported 12 confirmed cases of measles so far in 2026 and is on track to surpass last year’s total of 16 infections.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . AI can help hospitals improve infection prevention. It can also assist clinicians adhere to antimicrobial ...

Some rooms have been sealed off on a ward for adult bone marrow transplant patients at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

The Infection Control and Prevention micro-credential covers the essential principles of infection prevention and control and their application in long-term care settings. Students earn a digital ...

Infectious Disease is the study of human and animal diseases caused by microorganisms. Students studying infectious disease at Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health take courses in areas ...

Making a business case for hiring new infection preventionists starts with gathering data on the current state of infection rates and staffing concerns. Infection preventionists have an expertise that ...

According to the report, Alabama hospitals performed better than the national average in three of four key infection ...