Hospitals are being urged to do more to promote hand hygiene among both nursing staff and patients in a major new piece of national guidance on infection prevention and control. It includes a ...

The field of dental practice has witnessed substantial advances in infection control measures over recent decades. Rigorous protocols are essential to prevent cross-contamination and the transmission ...

Experts who advise the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on its hospital infection control guidelines have voted to recommend that health care providers wear masks during routine care for ...

The Healthcare Infection Control Advisory Committee of the CDC is revising infection control guidelines for healthcare facilities throughout the country. They have come under considerable criticism ...

A lack of infection control policies for home healthcare programs puts patients and caregivers at risk, according to a Case Western Reserve University news release. Irena Kenneley, assistant professor ...

The National Nurses United (NNU) spoke out against recent US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention action to finalize infection control guidelines that affect long-term care communities. The NNU ...