Employees at a North Carolina hospital were five times more likely to report infection prevention issues if they faced a higher risk of contracting COVID-19 compared to their co-workers, according to ...

Bacterial and fungal infections appeared to defy stricter prevention measures ...

More islanders are attending the Emergency Department (ED) with "flu-like symptoms", a doctor has said. Jersey General ...

Infection rates published by the Washington State Hospital Association suggest some hospitals, such as Harrison Medical Center in Bremerton, Wash., continue to struggle with infection prevention, ...

In the U.S., 296 hospitals have a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection rate of zero, as based on the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS. The Healthcare Associated ...

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, June 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Patients at long-term care facilities are at risk for healthcare-associated infections – infections that occur while a patient receives ...

Hospitals across Oregon are falling below national standards in preventing infections, according to the Oregon Health ...

The CDC estimates that roughly 1 in 31 US hospital patients contract at least one infection linked to their health care every day. The CDC said the results of the 2024 report show the continued need ...

A recent study published in Frontiers in Microbiology revealed that regular cleaning with detergents is insufficient to completely eliminate bacteria, some of which pose serious risks, from hospital ...

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 11: Health Minister Dr. Ahmad Al-Awadhi emphasized that investing in infection control programs is the most prudent and effective approach to reducing healthcare-associated infections ...