Wearing a surgical face mask in public spaces reduces the risk of self-reported respiratory symptoms, finds a trial of adults in Norway published by The BMJ today. The effect was…
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In this issue we report on what’s new and notable in IP&C, presenting highlights from key sessions at the annual conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and…
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COVID-19 has been considered a condition leading to other post-COVID chronic conditions frequently diagnosed in the primary care setting. This study examines the prevalence of post-COVID conditions among adult patients…
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces it has used new data to update the United States (U.S.) burden of seven antimicrobial-resistant pathogens typically found in healthcare settings….
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In a new study led by UNC Charlotte researchers from the Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health and Environmental Risks (CIPHER) and the North Carolina Research Campus at Kannapolis,…
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Every year in the United States, an estimated 476,000 people are diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease. The estimate comes from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)….
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Common household products containing nanoparticles – grains of engineered material so miniscule they are invisible to the eye – could be contributing to a new form of indoor air pollution,…
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Ragozzino, et al. (2024) say that implementation of isolation precautions for patients with suspected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and pending test results is resource-intensive. Due to the limited availability of…
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A new study published in International Journal of Nursing Studies showed that individuals with Covid-19 were more likely to die in hospitals that were chronically understaffed before the pandemic. This…
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APIC and IPAC Canada partnered on the creation of a new resource to help healthcare professionals work through ethical issues that arise in infection prevention and control (IP&C) and assist…
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University of Birmingham experts are developing a non-invasive saliva test that within 15 minutes might identify children across the globe missing immunity to tetanus who may also have missed out…
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