Prevention

NIH News Release: "...findings suggest that SARS-CoV-2 infection damages the CD8+ T cell response, an effect akin to that observed in earlier studies showing long-term damage to the immune system after infection with viruses such as hepatitis C or HIV."

Recently, an outbreak of Marburg virus disease occurred in Equatorial Guinea. Infection Control Today® learned more about this rare but severe and often fatal disease and what is being done to combat it.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending March 19, 2023.

Is the global community in danger of a fungal pandemic, as portrayed in the series The Last of Us? Infection Control Today® finds out.

With all the misinformation and confusion about what The Joint Commission (TJC) does and doesn't do, ICT went to TJC to find out. Listen to the detailed interview to find out what health care workers need to know.

A new study focuses on insights that can be used to create interventions for better hand hygiene adherence among all medical professionals.

Doe Kley, MPH, RN, CIC, LTC-CIP, T-CHEST, continues her interview with ICT about why IPs' involvement with their facility's cleaning and disinfection programs is so critical.

Saskia v. Popescu, PhD, MPH, MA, CIC, gives updates on congenital syphilis, skunks and H5N1, and COVID-19 on this Ides of March.

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine must be administered at least 2 months after the primary vaccination series.

Infection Control Today's® Product Locator is a monthly column highlighting some of the latest advanced technology in the infection prevention field.

Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is not as well-known as its relative, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), so here is the information that infection control and prevention personnel need to know about this respiratory virus.

How did first responders and firefighters navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath? Two firefighters/EMTs describe what that time was like for them.

Preventing health care-associated infections (HAIs) is a principal objective in health care. Obesity is a patient factor that can contribute to the risk of HAIs.

Hepatitis B prevention needs more real-world studies, according to an expert who gave a presentation at CROI.

Dapivirine Vaginal Ring is a form of HIV prevention in cisgender women during pregnancy approved in several African countries and recommended by the WHO.

Doe Kley, MPH, RN, CIC, LTC-CIP, T-CHEST, does a deep dive into what the key priorities infection preventionists and environmental hygienists should focus on in 2023. This is the first of 3 installments.

The proximity of sinks in patient zones may increase a patient’s risk of acquiring gram-negative hospital-acquired infections.

What do infection prevention and control personnel need to know about preparing for future pandemics? Maureen Hennessey, PhD, CPCC, CPHQ, SVP, and Cynthia Miller, MD, MPH, discuss their thoughts with ICT.

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

As the third year of COVID-19 begins, some questions have been answered, but others still remain. ICT asked leaders in the infection prevention and control field what answers the medical world needs now.

Information presented at this week's Congressional Committee needs a much deeper evaluation and consideration. The Cochrane Masking study may even vindicate the federal government's initial COVID-19 response.

Identifying the categories patients with staphylococcus aureus bacteremia fit into is in order to better care for them.

Week of March 1, 2023, Saskia v. Popescu, PhD, MPH, MA, CIC, discusses the hottest topics in infection prevention and control. This week it is the Marburg Virus, COVID-19 origins, and avian (bird) flu.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending February 24, 2023.

Specifically for older individuals and immunocompromised individuals, a year could be too long.

Post-COVID-19 immune dysfunction is supported by epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory evidence. Attributing, with little to no evidence, that masking and lack of exposure is the primary driver of increases in bacterial and viral infections discourages critical interventions needed to stop the spread of disease.

Mpox (formerly “monkeypox”) is endemic in certain African countries but was rarely reported in the Western world until recently.

The Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections 2023 has research in COVID-19, mpox, hepatitis, and other viral infections, plus networking, and even Anthony Fauci, MD, speaking on his legacy.

Catching COVID-19 to prevent a more severe case is not a good strategy, says Kevin Kavanagh, MD.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending February 17, 2023.