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"If we want to influence our health care workers toward a shift in practice, we must first tackle the core beliefs that drive that behavior," writes Heather Saunders, MPH, RN, CIC.

In this opinion article, the authors discuss their concerns about the recent HICPAC/CDC proposals on infectious diseases.

Mold, a menacing presence that can grow within the walls of your facility, may be lurking and waiting to cause problems. Are you equipped to deal with it?

3D-Printed PPE in emergencies seemed like a great idea during the COVID-19 pandemic. But a recent study shows they could be a contamination risk to patients and staff.

AstraZeneca's new drug, a monoclonal antibody, was given FDA approval after the Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee (AMDAC) to the FDA voted in June to recommend the approval of nirsevimab (Beyfortus) for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease in infants.

As an oversight agency for the Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of Inspector General is responsible for ensuring the safety and effectiveness of Medicare and Medicaid programs, with a huge priority being patient care. These toolkits provide additional guidance on how to avoid patient injury.

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.

A session held at the APIC 2023 Annual Conference & Exhibition delved into the importance of equity in infection prevention and explored the impact of health inequities on the transmission of diseases.

Alexander Sundermann, DrPH, CIC, FAPIC, discusses his work focused on whole genome sequencing surveillance for outbreak detection and investigation in healthcare settings.

Experts discuss how implementation science integrates research findings and evidence-based guidelines into health care services to improve quality and effectiveness.

A presentation at the APIC 2023 annual conference was about reducing the unnecessary treatment of asymptomatic bacteria, and the presenters shared some of the successful strategies they have implemented at their hospital.

Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) can cause harm to patients or even lead to fatalities, while also resulting in additional expenses for hospitals.

Reducing tests has benefits like better antibiotic use and fewer hospital infections. It can also prevent some cases of catheter-associated UTIs.

Infection preventions across the United States and the world converge at the annual APIC conference to learn the newest information on IPC. Read this article on who else should go to learn how to prevent and control infections.

Infection Control Today speaks with the CEO of Blue Water Biotech about how to get around antimicrobial resistance and why there may not be a need for more antibiotic creation.

Karen Hoffmann, MS, RN, CIC, FSHEA, FAPIC, will be honored with the Carole DeMille Achievement Award during the 2023 APIC conference in Orlando, Florida, held June 26 to 28, 2023. She also discusses the poster she will be presenting.

As more and more residents in long-term care facilities get Candida auris, infection preventionists must know how to prevent, prepare for, and control a C auris outbreak. An expert explains how.

Rates of health care-associated infections rose during the COVID-19 pandemic. Investigators have found that often the infections came from the patients themselves. But how?

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the infection prevention field had to think outside the box they were used to. The Navajo Nation was no different. Outside their box, they found UV-C robots.

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

An outbreak investigation in the American Journal of Infection Control reviews the infection control procedures implemented by an academic medical center in response to a patient's introduction of scabies to health care workers.

Investigators studied the risk factors for surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy procedures using NHSN data and diagnosis codes from administrative data.

What is the CDC's Antimicrobial Resistance Funding map? A key opinion leader explains.

In this installment of IPC Pros Helping Each Other, how do IPs keep those in their facilities to remember essential infection control practices?

A recent study published in the Journal of Hepatology aimed to determine the likelihood of parenterally transmitted hepatitis after invasive medical procedures in Italy.

Human bodies, especially surgical personnel's hair, scalp, and skin, are a major source of bacterial contamination in the surgical environment and a major cause of SSIs. Yet, not it hasn't always been a consideration.

In the first of this new series, IPC Pros Helping Each Other: When is the right time to unmask in long-term care? One IP explains how she and her facility unmasked and what led to their decision.

Is it truly beneficial to prescribe longer courses of antibiotics?

Hand hygiene requirements for inpatient health care are numerous and varied. An electronic system to help monitor adherence with some indications benefits the hospital, although it may also introduce some drawbacks.

Trade name Xacduro is an antibiotic meant to treat hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia (HABP) and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (VABP) caused by Acinetobacter baumannii.