Hand Hygiene

Despite the recent CDC warning and frightening media coverage, understanding which patients are at a higher risk of Candida auris is important too. The lead author of the recent CDC's study spoke to ICT's sister brand for further insights on the threat.

NIH News Release: "...findings suggest that SARS-CoV-2 infection damages the CD8+ T cell response, an effect akin to that observed in earlier studies showing long-term damage to the immune system after infection with viruses such as hepatitis C or HIV."

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

A new study focuses on insights that can be used to create interventions for better hand hygiene adherence among all medical professionals.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending March 12, 2023.

Doe Kley, MPH, RN, CIC, LTC-CIP, T-CHEST, does a deep dive into what the key priorities infection preventionists and environmental hygienists should focus on in 2023. This is the first of 3 installments.

As the third year of COVID-19 begins, some questions have been answered, but others still remain. ICT asked leaders in the infection prevention and control field what answers the medical world needs now.

What should individuals getting a tattoo look for to protect themselves from infection?

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending February 3, 2023.

How can food service and health care workers prevent the spread of norovirus? Keeping employees at home, using the correct products the right way, and more.

Are norovirus cases going to skyrocket, or will the pandemic slowdown of this infectious disease continue?

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending January 27, 2023.

Bug of the Month helps educate readers about existing and emerging pathogens of clinical importance in health care facilities today.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending January 20, 2023.

Information for health care workers and patients to protect patients with cancer from infections.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending January 13, 2023.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending January 6, 2023.

In this third installment of 3, Infection Control Today® continues the one father's story of how sepsis can enter central lines and how it affects the entire family.

The public expects infectious disease experts to know how to protect them—and themselves—from getting ill from infectious diseases, including COVID-19. So, what happens when the infectious disease specialist gets ill herself?

Saskia v. Popescu, PhD, MPH, MA, CIC, discusses infectious diseases as the new year begins.

In this second installment of 3, Infection Control Today® continues a personal story of how sepsis can enter central lines and how it affects the entire family.

Kevin Kavanagh, MD, discusses the continued concerns about COVID-19 vaccine efficacy reduction and what he believes should be done to protect against the further spread.

In this first installment of 3, Infection Control Today® presents a personal story of how sepsis can enter central lines, and how it affects the entire family.

A study from Canada suggests that not being vaccinated for COVID-19 could mean an individual is at higher risk for an automobile accident. What if it is from brain damage from contracting COVID-19?

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending December 15, 2022.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending December 9, 2022.

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

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending December 2, 2022

Infection Control Today® observes the 34th annual World AIDS Day by speaking to Ambassador Deborah Birx, MD, and looking back at what has been done and what the world still needs to do to fight HIV/AIDS.

The study's investigators noted that adequate hand hygiene in the OT by nonsterile health care workers and surgeons is vital to prevent post-operative wound infections.