Health Care-Associated Infection (HAI)

It’s respiratory virus season and COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and norovirus are out in full force. Here's how the “quademic” began.

Influenza A and B are back in a large number of cases. Learn more about why the 2024–2025 season is the worst in 15 years.

RSV has a history of greatly affecting infants and older adults. Learn why the 2024–2025 season raised red flags in both of these groups.

COVID-19 remains a serious player in the 2024–2025 viral lineup. Here’s how it spread and what can be expected next.

Although it’s not a respiratory virus, norovirus is definitely disruptive, and the number of cases doubled in the 2024–2025 season.

H5N1 bird flu jumps from animals to humans and should not be ignored, especially in the case of its 2025 comeback.

Measles was eliminated in 2000, but recent vaccination gaps have caused a wide outbreak.

hMPV is a lesser-known virus, but one that is rising quickly. It has been gaining traction, particularly in the 2024–2025 winter season, but there is currently no specific treatment or vaccine available.

The most common viral infection on the planet, the common cold, is anything but simple.

Mycoplasma pneumoniae cases have spiked, especially in kids under five years of age.

The unusually aggressive spike in viral activity in 2025 can be blamed on the immunity gap as well as a few new strains.

The best defense is still a good offense: vaccines, hygiene, and common-sense prevention can help individuals and communities stay healthy.

Medical instruments and devices require specific instructions for properly cleaning and disinfecting these items, known as Instructions for Use (IFU).

A broad range of problems exist within Instructions for Use (IFU) and often create gaps in being able to execute important cleaning measures for medical instruments and devices.

Instructions for Use (IFU) have been a work in progress starting as far back as the 1940’s. Learn more about how they began and who the key organizations were in establishing these instructions.

Understand who the key organizations are when it comes to the cleaning and disinfection of non-critical medical devices.

Understand who the key organizations are when it comes to the cleaning and disinfection of non-critical medical devices.

Understanding the lengthy timeline for product development better equips manufacturers for responding to faulty cleaners and disinfectants.

Regulatory compliance for medical devices varies drastically based on the class type by the FDA.

Protecting patients and reducing healthcare associated infections (HAI) are at the forefront of infection control.

Two well used resources for infection control and the selection of ideal disinfectant were starting points for the creation of a new disinfectant evaluation tool.

Improving the landscape for Instructions for Use (IFU) requires several different steps.