Researchers Call for Pandemic Prevention
The next pandemic may arrive in the United States via cruise ship or commercial flight originating halfway around the world. It also may be homegrown, arising from a lethal, easily…
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Long-Covid Burden Continues to Grow, Doubling Current Surveillance Estimates
Hospital Wastewater Reveals Drug-resistant Fungus Strains Months Before Patients Show Symptoms
FDA Approves Early Warning System for Sepsis
Researchers Report on Infection Prevention in Nursing Homes Under Pandemic-level Pressure
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Incidence of Clostridioides difficile Infection
Public Comfort With AI in Healthcare Falls, Survey Finds
Air Surveillance Reveals Hidden Reservoirs of Antibiotic-Resistant Genes
Monthly Magazine
The May-June 2026 Issue of Healthcare Hygiene Magazine is Now Available
Experts share their insights on empowering infection preventionists to connect and collaborate with healthcare leaders, especially members of the C-suite. To access this issue, CLICK HERE
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Study Finds Neighborhood-level Sampling Could Close Equity Gap in Wastewater Disease Surveillance
Wastewater surveillance was hailed during the COVID-19 pandemic as a more equitable way to track disease. It provided a system that could monitor entire communities regardless of whether residents had…
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Sweeping Up Dust to Detect Emerging Viruses
Diseases Can Spread Between Apartments via Shared Ventilation, Study Shows
Scientists Discover ‘Hidden Switch’ in Immune Cells That Helps the Body Kill Deadly Fungus
Study Finds Four of the CDC’s Seven Measles Elimination Status Indicators Missed
New Vaccine Strategy Could Help Extend Immunity Against Evolving Viruses
Measles Outbreak Surveillance Confirms Utility of Wastewater-based Epidemiology for Monitoring Infectious Disease Surges
Ticks Carrying More Than One Pathogen are on the Rise in U.S. Northeast
Antibiotics/Antimicrobials
Shorter Antibiotic Courses Show Similar Outcomes to Longer Use for Some Pneumonia Patients
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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New Antibiotic Alternative Fights Foodborne Salmonella
Heat Boosts Antibiotics’ Effectiveness Against Prosthetic Infections
Study Indicates Hospital Physicians’ Antibiotic Prescribing is Shaped by Multiple Determinants, With Contextual and Environmental Factors
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Found in Many Healthy Birthing Moms and Their Newborns
Influenza
Study Suggests Seasonal Flu Vaccines May Reduce Severity of H5N1 Infections
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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Your Nose is a Battlefield: Activating Protective Immune Cells Hidden Deep Within Nasal Passages
Study Reveals New Way to Strengthen Immunity Against Influenza
Researchers Identify Key Strategies to Prevent Hospitalizations During Flu Outbreaks in Nursing Homes
How One Flu Virus Can Hamper the Immune Response to Another
Research News
ICU Pneumonia Has Mortality Rates Ranging from 37% to Nearly 60%
Time Has Modest Impact on Bacterial Contamination of Sterile Items in ORs When Protective Covers are Used
Data Hidden in Tuberculosis Screening Tests Shed Light on Patients’ Overall Mortality
Protecting Children Receiving Cancer Treatment From Infections
Bacterial/Viral Research
Scientists Take Crucial Step in Developing World’s First Measles Treatment
Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) are the first in the world to characterize human antibodies capable of neutralizing measles virus. These antibodies bind to key sites on…
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Gut Microbiota Impacts Resistance to Bacterial Pneumonia
Study Points Toward Immune Reprogramming to Treat Candidiasis
Researchers Crack Genetic Code of Growing Bacterial Threat
Researchers Develop AI Tool That Can Determine if Bacteria Carry Genetic Features Linked to Disease
Researchers Identify Promising Active Substance Against Hepatitis E
Tackling Tuberculosis Systematically: How the Environment Shapes TB Risk
New Broad-spectrum Infection Prevention Approach to Drug-resistant Bacteria and Influenza is Validated
Researchers Overcome Major Obstacle to Grow and Study Human Norovirus
Scientists Develop a CRISPR Fingerprint of Pathogenic C. auris
Environmental Hygiene
Multiphase Terminal Environmental Disinfection Targets Acinetobacter baumannii in ICUs
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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A Fast Method for Measuring How Well Air Disinfection Works: See How It Glows
Common Disinfectant Chemicals Far More Toxic When Inhaled, Study Finds
Researchers Examine Genetic Approach for Surveillance of Nosocomial Pathogens in Air and on Surfaces in Healthcare Settings
ATP Bioluminescence is a Useful Adjunct Strategy to Monitor Surface Hygiene in Hospitals, Study Suggests
Exploration of Microbial Communities in Hospital Bathrooms Reveals Antibiotic Exposure Selects for Enterococcus Over Commensal Taxa
Transmission Precautions
Daily Pillow-Cover Replacement May Reduce CRAB Cross-transmission in the ICU
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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Local Translation of National Guidance on Discontinuing COVID-19 Isolation Into Policies Resulted in Considerable Differences Among Hospitals
Study Increases Understanding of How Airborne-communicable Diseases Travel
Assessment of the Risk of Aerosol Transmission of CRKP During Bronchoscopy in the ICU
Investigators Examine Bodily Waste Management and Related Hygiene Practices in Nursing Homes
Quality Improvement
APIC and SHEA Announce Joint Healthcare Infection Prevention Advisory Group
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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Midwest Leads in Patient Satisfaction Across U.S. Hospitals
Research Shows Private Ownership Boosts Hospital Performance
Patients’ Experience of Healthcare Should be a Greater Part of Assessing Quality, Expert Says
Nurses and AI Collaborate to Save Lives, Reduce Hospital Stays
Guidelines
Surviving Sepsis: New Guidelines Harness Life-Saving Evidence for Treating Adults
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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McMaster University Experts Lead Canada’s First-ever Guidelines for Long-COVID
Experts Review a New Legal Standard for Medical Malpractice
Significantly Shorter Treatment Regimens for Tuberculosis in Children and Adults Now Recommended
APIC and IPAC Canada Publish Ethical Infection Prevention and Control Decision-Making Framework
Diagnostics
Prototype Breath Tests Identify Bacterial Infections in Minutes
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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New Test Could Speed Detection of Three Serious Regional Fungal Infections
New CRISPR Test Could Make Tuberculosis Screening as Simple as a Mouth Swab
Data-driven Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Variants Months in Advance
Using Viral Load Tests to Help Predict Mpox Severity When Skin Lesions First Appear
New Diagnostic Tool Uses Bioluminescence to Detect Viruses
Scientists Invent Device to Detect Airborne Signs of Disease
Identifying Pathogens Within Minutes Instead of Days
New Test Diagnoses Bacterial Meningitis Faster and Better
