Standard precautions may seem just that standard butoftentimes it is difficult for healthcare workers (HCWs) to follow theseguidelines amid the hustle and bustle of a busy medical facility. However, ...
New MediDepot guidance outlines how facilities select PPE and infection-control supplies based on exposure risk, ...
The key to preventing spread of MDROs comes down to consistently following basic infection prevention and control practices. Nursing homes can present a challenge for infection prevention efforts when ...
We are heading into the cold season. In some regions, infectious diseases like influenza are already spreading. Even if ...
While seemingly esoteric and of little impact to health workers and the public, a little known group is creating a firestorm in the public health community. The Healthcare Infection Control Advisory ...
As flu season approaches, deciding 'how far to go with precautions' becomes a source of concern both at work and at home.
It’s critical to consider how factors like emergency management, patient flow, security, life safety and infection prevention and control all are affected by construction, and endeavor to minimize the ...
Just 17.4 percent of ambulatory care nurses reported that they comply with all nine standard precautions for infection prevention, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.
The WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr. Luis Gomes Sambo has called for investment in knowledge and technologies that can deliver proven and cost‐effective interventions to avert the vast majority of ...