Originally created for hospitals, the World Health Organization’s Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) has been adapted to assess infection prevention and control (IPC) ...

In a May 28 message to health system CEOs, two national healthcare safety organizations compared cutting infection control jobs to “dismantling the fire department during wildfire season.” The ...

Focused infection control surveys are no longer part of the standard survey process, federal officials announced in a memo to state directors Wednesday. Any COVID-19 or infection control concerns ...

A five-year study has revealed a stability in global acute kidney injury (AKI)–related mortality rates with differing patterns that indicate a rising concentration of mortality in older populations ...

The attitudes and beliefs held by healthcare environmental service workers could influence the effectiveness of their work, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.

The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...

Starting this month, Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health is offering five targeted micro-credentials for professionals working in long-term care, infection control, and public health.

Among UK healthcare workers, seasonal flu vaccination substantially lowered the risk for infection during the winter of 2023-2024, and vaccinated staff recorded fewer positive influenza tests than ...