Personal Protective Equipment

The triple epidemic or “tripledemic” of influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) may have peaked. What caused the confluence of these viruses to start, and how can we stop it from happening again?

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

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

How do infection preventionists navigate the many—and often contradictory—requirements that fighting the COVID-19 pandemic has brought upon them?

What do clinicians, infection preventionists, and environmental hygiene personnel do when faced with rare infectious diseases? Matt Pullen, MD, gives ICT® readers a tutorial.

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”?

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

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.

Here are the top 5 video interviews from Infection Control Today for 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.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending December 24, 2022.

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.

Heather Saunders, MPH, RN, CIC, introduces an upcoming panel discussion surrounding several topics pertaining to the considerations and clinical implications of personal protective equipment in the healthcare environment, focusing on overarching guidelines and optimal practices.

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.

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology released a statement on how to protect against COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.

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

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

Reluctance to receive the influenza vaccine continues despite years-long campaigns to increase vaccination rates. William Schaffner, MD, speaks to ICT® about how health care workers can respond to the most common questions and assure of the vaccine’s safety and efficacy.

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.

Integrating home and community, long-term care facilities are supposed to be a haven for patients and their families. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping the patients and the staff safe was a constant battle. An infection preventionist who lived through it discusses the challenges at her facility.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending November 25, 2022.

Now is the time to enjoy the holidays, but it is not time to forget to protect against RSV, COVID-19, and influenza.

Hospitalized children may be scared and uncertain, and therapy animals can help ease their insecurities. But what is done to protect the humans—and the animals—from infectious diseases?

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending November 18, 2022.

Saskia v. Popescu, PhD, MPH, MA, CIC, covers updates on health care associated-infections, masking at schools, and Ebola in Uganda and Dengue in Arizona. Read on for all the details.

CDC discusses potential proposals to redefine spread and to produce uniform guidelines across different types of facilities because public health interventions do not cause immunological debt but instead may prevent immunocompromising infections.

From safety to infection control, facial recognition in health care facilities is a new tool to keep both patients and staff safe from workplace violence.