Infection Control

Assisted living operators found serious challenges in implementing infection prevention and control practices for residents with dementia during the pandemic, according to a new study across seven states.

Fully 70% of primary care doctors would prescribe antibiotics for UTI based on a positive urine culture alone, a new survey has found.

A new global study finds “widespread challenges” in hygiene practices among healthcare facilities across income levels and geographic locations.

SCHAUMBURG, IL. — Skilled nursing facilities should shift away from handing infection preventionist roles to floor nurses and instead recruit professionals with a background in the field to ensure their...

Nevada health officials have been investigating outbreaks of Candida auris since mid-April in “several” long-term care facilities, a local news outlet reports.

New results confirm that Merck’s molnupiravir clears the virus quickly, lowering the risk of progression to severe illness in at-risk patients, researchers report.

The White House has embraced a model of COVID-19 transmission that could help shift infection prevention efforts toward indoor air quality and industrial hygiene. A related public webinar is set for Tuesday,...

With the lessons of the pandemic fresh in mind, now is the time for LTC administrators to commit to recruiting and training dedicated, on-site infection preventionists, experts say. Sources of federal...

The proposed phase-out of multiple-occupancy rooms is crucial to helping prevent uncontrolled infectious disease outbreaks, the Green House Project says.

Here’s how SNFs “held their ground” during omicron surge … CDC to start gauging COVID-19 restriction levels by local cases, hospitalizations … CDC adds physical inactivity and immunodeficiency...