A study, published in American Journal of Infection Control, examines the effect of discontinuing contact precautions for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant ...

Just 17.4 percent of ambulatory care nurses reported that they comply with all nine standard precautions for infection prevention, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.

It’s critical to consider how factors like emergency management, patient flow, security, life safety and infection prevention and control all are affected by construction, and endeavor to minimize the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dialysis staff, including physicians, are not consistently following universal infection control ...

Over recent months, mpox has reemerged in more than 88 countries. Researchers are encouraging dentists to implement droplet infection control measures, patient isolation, and referral during local ...

Teamwork, along with communication and awareness, can build an effective infection prevention program. Infection prevention and control is fundamental to providing safe and high-quality patient care.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a type of bacteria that causes an infection that may be resistant to many antibiotics. There are precautions you can take to avoid contracting ...

The discontinuation of contact precautions aimed at reducing MRSA and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in a children’s hospital did not change the rate of central line-associated bloodstream ...

Patients with suspected tuberculosis (TB) require special precautions in healthcare facilities, and cases of TB have been rising in the US over the past several years. These precautions include ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A KRDO NewsChannel 13 investigation reveals some southern Colorado nursing homes have failed to protect the vulnerable in our community amid the pandemic. COVID-19 cases at ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As an entrepreneur and a business owner, it’s your responsibility to keep your place of work safe. In these uncertain economic times with ...

Construction companies are familiar with safety and mess-control; however, with the COVID-19 pandemic, there are some more factors to consider when working at healthcare facilities. COVID-19 has ...