In 2025, Infection Control Today^® (ICT^®) published timely, high-impact articles addressing some of the most urgent challenges facing infection prevention professionals. From frontline fundamentals to emerging threats and transformative technologies, these pieces captured the science, policy, and practice shaping patient safety and public health.

Why These Mattered

These 5 articles rose to the top in 2025 because they spoke directly to the realities that infection prevention personnel faced in real time. They addressed not only what needed to be done, but why it mattered clinically, operationally, and ethically. From reinforcing the fundamentals of glove use to confronting emerging threats like H5N1, these pieces underscored that infection prevention lives at the intersection of science, vigilance, and accountability.

They also captured a pivotal moment for the field: rapid technological advancement, evolving surveillance demands, and growing concern over transparency and public trust. Together, these articles reflected the expanding scope and influence of infection prevention and the critical role infection preventionists (IPs), epidemiologists, and other infection prevention and control personnel play in protecting patients, staff, and public health when it matters most.