A study, published in American Journal of Infection Control, examines the effect of discontinuing contact precautions for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant ...

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.

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 ...

Teamwork, along with communication and awareness, can build an effective infection prevention program. Infection prevention and control is fundamental to providing safe and high-quality patient care.

Only 17.4 percent of ambulatory care nurses reported compliance in all nine standard precautions for infection prevention, according to a study published in the January issue of the American Journal ...

Updated recommendations to reduce infections in nursing homes call for dedicated infection prevention roles, better staff ...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a type of bacteria that causes an infection that may be resistant to many antibiotics. There are precautions you can take to avoid contracting ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A KRDO NewsChannel 13 investigation reveals some southern Colorado nursing homes have failed to protect the vulnerable in our community amid the pandemic. COVID-19 cases at ...

Patients with suspected tuberculosis (TB) require special precautions in healthcare facilities, and cases of TB have been rising in the US over the past several years. These precautions include ...

Are coronavirus precautions lowering flu infection rates? “Logically, they will. But we will only know this when the season is over,” former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official Dr.

Construction companies are familiar with safety and mess-control; however, with the COVID-19 pandemic, there are some more factors to consider when working at healthcare facilities. COVID-19 has ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A KRDO NewsChannel 13 investigation reveals some southern Colorado nursing homes have failed to protect the vulnerable in our community amid the pandemic. COVID-19 cases at ...