Pathogens

Cleaning and disinfection priorities in healthcare often focus on surfaces. And yet, many life-threatening pathogens are spread through the air requiring different protocols, equipment and considerations....

The addition of an elastic brace or double masking are highly successful methods for improving the performance of face masks against respiratory aerosols, according to a new mask modification study from...

Guidance focuses on AmpC β-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales, carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii, S. maltophilia infections

Preparedness in preventing the emergence of new pathogens was the area with the lowest worldwide score

Post-acute provider adds pathogen-filtering system throughout facilities … Ankle exoskeletons may improve older adults’ walking speeds, researchers say … Rate of dementia increases as kidney function...

The virus may live long enough in the environment to find a new host at a later time, say investigators.

A unique class of materials called ionic liquids could be a “magic bullet” for treating wounds such as pressure ulcers, venous leg ulcers and more, according to researchers at the University...

A University of Georgia researcher says he has invented an antimicrobial technology that can make any material, either natural or synthetic, permanently germ-free.