Infectious disease can afflict a population in complex ways. Understanding the varying risks is an equally complex challenge. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers a general metric…
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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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Affecting roughly half a million Americans each year, bacterial infections caused by Clostridioides difficile-commonly known as C. diff-are a serious and persistent problem for patients and hospitals alike. The bacterium…
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Lyme, Connecticut is a small, rural town on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River. It is home to hiking trails and protected marshes with good birdwatching. It is also…
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A recent study – first of its kind in the U.S. – from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago found gut bacteria resistant to common antibiotics (ampicillin…
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In a new study, LMU researchers present an approach that views tuberculosis as the result of broader systemic forces. Despite major advances in diagnostics and treatment, tuberculosis (TB) remains the…
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Maintaining high standards of environmental hygiene in healthcare settings is critical for preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Traditional cleanliness assessments, including visual inspections and microbial cultures, often lack sensitivity and immediacy….
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The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the vital role of infection prevention and control (IPC) policies in hospitals to protect patients and healthcare workers, with national guidance documents traditionally providing a framework…
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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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A team of experts from McMaster University has led the creation of Canada’s first-ever comprehensive guidelines for diagnosing, managing, preventing, and treating post COVID-19 condition (PCC), more commonly known as…
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Certain serious fungal infections occur in regions of the United States with specific environments and are often tied to soil exposure. These infections can affect both healthy and immunocompromised people,…
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