Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. Image captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Md. Courtesy of NIAID The…
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Hospitals in many regions across the United States are now reporting near or at bed and ICU capacity due to the resurgence of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is…
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The November 2020 issue of Healthcare Hygiene magazine explores the co-infection convergence of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza, as well as examines how human factors engineering can streamline processes that support infection…
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The floors of hospital rooms are quickly and frequently contaminated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria within hours of patient admission, creating a route of transfer of potentially dangerous organisms to patients, according…
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Healthcare Hygiene magazine presents a special edition exploring the imperatives related to vascular access and infection prevention, including ultrasound-guided PIV insertion; the importance of vascular access specialists and specialty teams;…
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Estimated test-based infection rates given age and race/ethnicity, stratified by gender. ((A) and (B) present the estimated mean infection rates for female and male respectively. Only six racial and ethnicity…
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NIH scientists found that the commonly used antibiotic methacycline may be effective at combating the neurological problems caused by Zika virus infections. This is a picture of a Zika-infected mouse…
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Philip S. Low, the Ralph C. Corley Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, is developing a new therapy for flu that may help in the fight against COVID-19. Courtesy of John Underwood/Purdue…
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By Kelly M. Pyrek Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the March 2020 issue of Healthcare Hygiene magazine. Twenty years ago, the federal Needlestick Safety & Prevention Act (NSPA)…
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Image courtesy of ATS The American Thoracic Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, European Respiratory Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America have published an official clinical guideline…
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Measles surged worldwide in 2019 reaching highest number of reported cases in 23 years. Highlighted in a publication by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control…
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A new saliva-based test developed by a team at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has been found to accurately detect the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus…
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