The Infection Control Today® personal protective equipment page offers written and video content on the proper use and—during the time of COVID-19 surges—reuse of PPE, including masks, respirators, gloves, gowns, face shields, goggles, and more. What are the proper donning and doffing methods? How long can PPE be extended? How are these items decontaminated? What comprises proper fit testing? Our experts will tell you.
January 20, 2023
Information for health care workers and patients to protect patients from infections.
January 13, 2023
How do infection preventionists navigate the many—and often contradictory—requirements that fighting the COVID-19 pandemic has brought upon them?
January 11, 2023
What do clinicians, infection preventionists, and environmental hygiene personnel do when faced with rare infectious diseases? Matt Pullen, MD, gives ICT® readers a tutorial.
January 10, 2023
Have the CDC and EPA given enough correct guidance on how to use cleaning products during the COVID-19 pandemic, or is it “fundamentally flawed”?
January 07, 2023
Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending January 6, 2023.
January 06, 2023
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?
January 02, 2023
Saskia v. Popescu, PhD, MPH, MA, CIC, discusses infectious diseases as the new year begins.
December 30, 2022
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.
December 30, 2022
Here are the top 5 video interviews from Infection Control Today for 2022.
December 27, 2022
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.