Inadequate infection prevention and control staffing levels are associated with higher rates of healthcare-associated infections, according to a new study published today in the American Journal of ...

Hospitals have spent decades strengthening infection prevention programs, yet hospital-acquired infections remain one of healthcare’s most persistent challenges, affecting hundreds of thousands of ...

An analysis of the 2003 National Inpatient Sample revealed bloodstream infections cost the U.S. economy approximately $29 billion that year, according to a study published in the American Journal of ...

A study published in the American Journal of Infection Control describes and measures major barriers to optimally adhering to infection control guidelines, according to the study’s abstract.

Screening high-risk patients for Candida auris allows for early detection and implementation of infection control measures to prevent hospital outbreaks C. auris is an emerging fungal pathogen, first ...

A Stanford study shows that jail-based hepatitis C programs could cut new infections by nearly half among people who inject ...