A case report published in the New England Journal of Medicine provides evidence that enterovirus D68 directly infects spinal cord neurons and that a corresponding robust immune response is present…
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The May 2022 issue of Healthcare Hygiene magazine explores how infection prevention and healthcare value analysis can collaborate for better product evaluation and purchasing. It also reviews hand hygiene compliance…
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A global pilot study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC), provides the first quantified overview of the strengths and challenges associated with healthcare environmental hygiene (HEH)…
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The COVID-19 pandemic exposed gaps in public health infrastructure, related to chronic underfunding. Yet the pandemic has also opened opportunities for strengthening the Foundational Capabilities of public health agencies across…
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A new antibiotic, synthesized at Rockefeller University and derived from computer models of bacterial gene products, appears to neutralize even drug-resistant bacteria. The compound, named cilagicin, works well in mice…
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Adults (aged 18 or older) hospitalized with COVID-19 are at higher risk of complications and death than those with influenza, despite being younger and having fewer chronic illnesses, according to…
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Most people carry the fungus Candida albicans on their bodies, without this causing many problems. However, a systemic infection with this fungus is dangerous and difficult to treat. Few antimicrobials…
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In a recent study, scientists at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center used live virus culture to assess how well four rapid…
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