Since its introduction in 2015, the global action plan (GAP) on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has guided the global response to AMR1 and the development of 178 national action plans (NAPs). However, ...

Adherence to standard dialysis IPC measures enabled safe provision of dialysis to patients with Candida auris colonization or infection.

In many parts of the country, COVID cases are rising — but the tracking data isn't as reliable as it once was. ljubaphoto via ...

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), defined as infections acquired 48 hours after hospital admission or within 30 days of patient care, remain a ...

University of Pittsburgh scientists working with UPMC infection preventionists have developed an infectious diseases detection platform that, over a two-year trial, was found to stop outbreaks ...

Nursing homes are facing persistent hurdles when working to implement adequate infection control practices, a new study has found.

Government-run Osmania General Hospital (OGH) in Hyderabad completed its 100th Hospital Infection Prevention and Control Committee (HICC) meeting on Wednesday.

The good news? Infection Prevention and control (IPC) strategies, like maintaining hygiene and monitoring infections, offer a critical shield against this crisis.

Rates of infection in hospitals dropped in 2023, according to an annual report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, which measures national and state infection rates ...

Mount Sinai researchers have enhanced hospital screening protocols for Candida auris, an often-drug-resistant fungal pathogen the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers an urgent ...

A Florida hospital doubled the size of its infection prevention staff over a 4-year period and saw a substantial decrease in hospital-related infections, researchers reported at the Association ...