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 ...

Nurses, patients, and professional groups are pushing for more rigorous infection control standards from the CDC following a preview of proposed changes to its isolation precaution guidelines and an ...

Inadequate infection prevention and control staffing levels are associated with higher rates of healthcare-associated infections, according to a new study published today in the American Journal of ...

The first major update to long-term care infection prevention and control recommendations in 17 years offer providers a new roadmap that acknowledges the increased medical needs of residents, the rise ...

The Center for Public Health Readiness and Communication (CPHRC) and Office of Education, both within the Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health (DSPH), have collaborated to develop and launch ...

Whether they’re there for a few days after a hospital stay, or living there long term, people in nursing homes are especially vulnerable to infections. From bacteria that have evolved to resist most ...