The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its annual progress report on health care-associated infections Jan. 29, which found continued decreases in hospitalizations from multiple ...

Hospital-associated infections among pediatric patients are most commonly attributable to bloodstream infections, according to a new European study published in the journal The Lancet Infectious ...

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

Researchers at Stanford (Calif.) University found hospital-acquired bloodstream infections are often caused by a patient’s digestive tract, according to a small study published by Nature Medicine. For ...

(HealthDay News) — Antibiotic treatment for 7 days is noninferior to 14 days for hospitalized patients with bloodstream infection, according to a study published online Nov. 20 in the New England ...

Oregon hospitals have been making progress in reducing health care-associated infections (HAIs), but they still fall short in meeting national standards in key areas.

Direct-from-blood bacterial testing did not shorten vancomycin duration in adults with suspected infection compared with standard blood cultures.