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The Infection Control Today® chronic and long-term care facilities page provides news, updates, and guidance on tackling infection prevention in these unique environments, including nursing homes, skilled nursing centers, and assisted-living facilities. This page includes news on cleaning, disinfection, antibiotic stewardship, hand hygiene, isolation precautions, outbreak protocol, and more as administrators and infection prevention teams seek to curb outbreaks of pneumonia, influenza, Clostridioides difficile, urinary tract infections, and skin and soft tissue infections, among others.

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The disbanding of HICPAC  (Adobe Stock)
In the Wake of HICPAC: How APIC is Leading the Fight to Preserve National Infection Prevention Standards

May 13th 2025

The disbanding of HICPAC has left infection prevention experts scrambling to preserve national standards and ensure continuity amid growing concern over science-driven public health policy. Connie Steed, MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC, speaks with ICT.

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The Disbanding of HICPAC: A Dangerous Silencing in the Fight Against Health Care-Associated Infections

May 8th 2025

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From Shortages to Security: How Reusable Health Care Textiles Can Transform Infection Prevention

March 7th 2025

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APIC Condemns HHS Proposal to Silence Public Input on Health Policies

March 5th 2025

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Infection Prevention Matters in Heart Matters

March 4th 2025

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