By Vanessa McMains, PhD After public health experts declared measles eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established seven indicators of measles…
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Pushing past the double doors leading to the operating suite or the sterile processing department can feel like passing the point of no return to an infection preventionist who is…
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The COVID-19 pandemic placed considerable pressure on nursing homes, where care workers faced high workloads, uncertainty, and emotional strain while also being expected to implement extensive infection prevention and control…
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A multicenter target trial emulation found that for eligible patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), health outcomes were similar whether they received a three- to four-day course of antibiotics or…
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As potentially deadly avian influenza (H5N1) continues its global spread, moving from birds into mammals and in rare cases into humans, scientists are confronting a difficult reality. If a human…
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A gut-lung connection influences susceptibility to infection by Acinetobacter baumannii, a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections, according to a new study led by researchers at Vanderbilt Health and the University…
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Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) exhibits prolonged persistence on intensive care unit (ICU) surfaces and plays a pivotal role in healthcare-associated transmission. However, evidence linking terminal environmental disinfection programs specifically targeting AB…
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Critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs) are at risk for colonization and infection by carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB), a multidrug-resistant pathogen with high mortality. Despite the use of…
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The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) have announced a new collaborative initiative, the Healthcare Infection Prevention Advisory…
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An international team of experts recently came together to update sepsis care guidelines for adults for the first time since 2021. The updates have profound implications for the management of…
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Infectious diseases are a major cause of death worldwide, and diagnosing bacterial infections remains a challenge in medicine. And doing so reliably is more important than ever, given the increasing…
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