From hand hygiene to aseptic technique, infection control is at the heart of safe healthcare. Updated CDC guidelines, new research on disinfectants, and innovative teaching methods are shaping how ...

Infection control in intensive care units (ICUs) remains a critical component of modern healthcare, particularly given the high-risk environments where the most vulnerable patients are treated. The ...

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has launched a staffing calculator tool to support infection prevention and control leaders in making decisions around staffing ...

In a recent letter to leaders in Congress, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) highlighted the “astonishing lack of attention to infection prevention and ...

1. Researchers suggest a throat swab, in addition to a nasal swab, may boost surveillance of MRSA. They analyzed the outcomes from two cross-sectional studies in Iowa. Out of 340 study participants, ...

While seemingly esoteric and of little impact to health workers and the public, a little known group is creating a firestorm in the public health community. The Healthcare Infection Control Advisory ...

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 ...

The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...

About 1 in 4 for-profit nursing homes across the country are likely not complying with federal regulations surrounding infection control staff, increasing health and safety risks for residents and ...