Advanced Technology

Prepare for a healthcare "tripledemic" with Influenza, RSV, and COVID-19. Operating rooms face risks, but autonomous UV disinfection systems offer an effective solution to maintain sterility.

Health care-associated infections (HAIs) significantly impact patient outcomes, hospital expenses, and mortality rates in the United States. Hand hygiene stands as the most effective preventive method. While manual observation often produces biased results, Electronic Hand Hygiene Monitoring Systems (EHHCM) offer evolving methods for more accurate adherence assessment.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending November 5, 2023.

Staying Ahead with Company Updates and Product Innovations. This week's news is from Chicopee, GP Pro, US FDA, and Henry Schein.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending October 29, 2023.

Staying Ahead With Company Updates and Product Innovations. This week's news is from Moderna, CBIC, Helocyte, Pfizer, UVDI, and CloroxPro.

A study led by Piyali Chatterjee, PhD, and the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System explores the potential of handheld filtered Far UV-C devices in reducing hospital-acquired infections. Freestyle Partners, LLC, supported this research.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) plays a pivotal role in designing health care facilities that minimize infection risks, promoting efficient planning, and coordination while reducing construction challenges.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending October 15, 2023.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending October 8, 2023.

Infection Control Today's® Product Locator is a monthly column highlighting some of the latest advanced technology in the infection prevention field.

In 2003, the CDC recommended hospitals to clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces. Later, they advised hospitals to closely supervise cleaning procedures near patients. This article explains what IPC personnel need to know about ATP testing.

In this Hot Topics in IPC, Saskia v. Popescu, PhD, MPH, MA, CIC, gives her expert outlook on the latest on COVID-19, UV-C, and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and more.

In the fight against health care-associated infections, EHHCM systems are a key weapon.

Times have changed, and the adoption of hand hygiene monitoring technologies is needed to speed up innovation and transformation.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending July 30, 2023.

A new remote sexual health testing provider is available to US public health officials. It aims to reduce the increasing spread of sexually transmitted infections.

Sepsis often first appears in the emergency department, making diagnosis challenging and leading to delays. This study examines a new, recently FDA-approved test on how to diagnose earlier.

Neal Buchalter, MBA, president of Parker Laboratories, spoke with Infection Control Today® in an exclusive interview about the product, the companies involved, and how it came to the US market.

A relatively new threat, the Candida auris fungus has become a dangerous agent due to its ability to form biofilms, which help it survive and spread infections within the environment.

SSI surveillance tracks infections that occur after surgery in the area where it was performed. How can facilities help prevent these infections?

Accurate device information and proper sterilization or disinfection are crucial to ensure safety during ultrasound procedures.

Maintaining proper hand hygiene is crucial in ensuring our safety and that of those around us and is rightly celebrated worldwide.

A recent study offers potential solutions to the frequent occurrence of surgical site infections, despite the sterile environment of surgical fields.

Infection Control Today's® Product Locator is a monthly column highlighting some of the latest advanced technology in the infection prevention field.

Since the Marburg virus is deadly, what would it be like to work with it in a laboratory setting? And what can be done to protect those who work with patients with Marburg?

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending March 19, 2023.

Infection Control Today's® Product Locator is a monthly column highlighting some of the latest advanced technology in the infection prevention field.

Could live attenuated vaccines and intranasal vaccines be the answer for RSV, COVID-19, and even cancer tumors?

Infection Control Today's® Product Locator is a monthly column highlighting some of the latest advanced technology in the infection prevention field.