Despite the constant pressures and potential pitfalls of battling infectious diseases, many nursing homes do an exemplary job tackling all that comes with caring for an immunocompromised population.

Under the transwell, neural organoids were added. In this experiment, more ZIKV-infected monocytes were observed to migrate across the membrane than control monocytes. Further, the authors noted ...

Infection control is a critical aspect of healthcare, particularly in managing multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Contact precautions ...

Infection Control Academy of India president Dr Ranga Reddy Burri calls for a more balanced approach to build a resilient ...

The risk is variable and depends on a patient’s immune status, the local prevalence of various pathogens, and the infection control practices and antimicrobial stewardship utilised during ...

The AHA's Living Learning Network is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to launch the Sepsis Champions Leadership Series. These monthly events aim to improve sepsis care ...

Intervention models checked against electronic medical record data show ways to help improve infection control practices and ...

The mission of the Department of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control at the Johns Hopkins Hospital is to support the institution's tripartite mission of research, teaching, and patient care; ...

Some evidence shows hospital infection preventionists may be able to spend less time monitoring hand hygiene, according to a study published Dec. 19 in the American Journal of Infection Control.

In addition to the cold and flu, many are falling ill to RSV, COVID and norovirus this winter. How to know what you have.

A variant of the H5N1 bird flu has now infected dairy cattle in Nevada, according to reports from the United States ...

U.S. health officials are telling Americans to take precautions if they travel to Uganda because of an Ebola outbreak.