Despite the constant pressures and potential pitfalls of battling infectious diseases, many nursing homes do an exemplary job tackling all that comes with caring for an immunocompromised population.

Some evidence shows hospital infection preventionists may be able to spend less time monitoring hand hygiene, according to a study published Dec. 19 in the American Journal of Infection Control.

Few of the many nonpharmacologic efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes during the pandemic were ...

Infection control and antibiotic stewardship are critical components of healthcare, particularly in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) where residents are often frail and at higher risk for infections.

Victoria Pye, Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. Background to learning Many nurses have been redeployed as part of the COVID-19 response – sometimes to several different wards across the trust in ...

Pavani Kottapalli has implemented transformative initiatives that have significantly impacted infection control protocols, ...

Viral illnesses have been on the rise this winter across the U.S., with norovirus – or stomach bug – infections nearly doubling from a year ago. Nursing ...

The programme covers patient safety, infection control, and specialised care. Ankura Hospital for Women and Children has ...

Decreasing comorbidities and increasing vaccination rates among Black, indigenous and other people of color could help balance out symptomatic infection rates, according to a modeling study ...