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Disinfectants are used extensively for surface cleaning, floor cleaning, and equipment cleaning in critical care units and ...
A second man from Albany, N.Y., aged 66, who received the donor’s other kidney also developed a parasitic infection, the ...
The U.S. is about to break a record for the number of reported measles cases in a year since the infection was considered ...
As I head into my 25th year of working as a clinical infectious diseases pharmacist, one of the most important working relationships of my career is with the infection prevention department.
Infection prevention and control professionals called on the CDC and HHS to reinstate the committee. “HICPAC is a critical asset to the nation’s public health infrastructure.
With an increasing geographic footprint, it is important for clinicians to be able to find a treatment for coccidioidomycosis ...
Is cat ownership both a trope of a childless woman and an actual cause for fewer children being born? Studies show that a parasite spread by cats might cause male infertility.
Parvovirus B19, also known as Fifth Disease or erythema infectiosum, is prevalent in the community, particularly among ...
Users report positive experiences and engagement with a virtual reality tool that trains clinicians on core concepts in infection control.
The United States could soon have another tool in the fight against respiratory syncytial virus, an illness that’s the No. 1 ...
In a study of newborn piglets, infection with influenza A was associated with disruptions in the piglets' nasal and gut microbiomes, and with potentially detrimental changes in gene activity in the ...
William Hand, 14, woke up unwell, and within hours, died from a rare bacterial infection that has sparked health officials to ...