The Infection Control Today® health care-acquired infections (HAIs) page presents updates on the latest techniques and strategies in the never-ending battle between infection preventionists and HAIs. Focusing on the latest in medical literature, we also present perspectives from the top infection preventionists and other medical experts in the country about how to put the growing knowledge of HAIs into use in the everyday world of infection prevention. Articles and videos often focus on methods to contain and control pathogens and multidrug-resistant organisms from spreading within the health care system.
May 13, 2022
Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending May 13.
May 12, 2022
The interprofessional team implemented multiple evidenced-based interventions that demonstrated sustained compliance.
May 10, 2022
Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc (CBIC) is debuting a new certification for infection preventionists (IPs) who work in long-term care (LTC) settings.
May 10, 2022
Sterile processing of robotic surgery instruments and other complex instruments require complex methods.
May 06, 2022
Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending May 6.
May 05, 2022
PDI’s director of clinical affairs speaks with ICT® about the annual focus on the most fundamental way to protect patients and health care workers alike.
May 04, 2022
Candida auris environmental contamination is unlikely to be adequately controlled because re-contamination occurs within hours after disinfection.
May 03, 2022
A patient has a higher risk of infection of C difficile in a hospital bed that previously held a patient who also had C difficile.
May 02, 2022
Time, staff, and budget constraints make it difficult to expand HAI mitigation programs despite the obvious and urgent need to do so.
May 01, 2022
The surface material and product damage caused by new advances in disinfection technology must be addressed for patient safety.