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Feature|Articles|September 10, 2025

Infection Control Today

  • Infection Control Today, September/October 2025 (Vol. 29 No. 5)
  • Volume 29
  • Issue 5

Introducing the September/October 2025 Infection Control Today Print Edition

Check out the latest print edition of Infection Control Today: September/October 2025.

This issue of Infection Control Today® (ICT®) dives deep into some of the most urgent challenges and promising innovations shaping infection prevention today. Our cover story double feature tackles Candida auris, the multidrug-resistant fungal threat that continues to test the limits of health care systems worldwide.

We also highlight the vital role of interdisciplinary teams across both acute and long-term care settings, reminding us that infection prevention is truly a team effort.

You’ll also find timely features on environmental services, from safer flooring choices to a fascinating analysis comparing environmental services to the body’s own immune system. In sterile processing, we spotlight the critical work of sterile processing department technicians and address infection risks tied to high-level disinfection of flexible endoscopes.

As always, we have the ever-popular Bug of the Month and the ICT crossword. This issue's offering is about sterile processing.

Rounding out this issue are powerful perspectives on COVID-19 misinformation, oral vancomycin research, and the importance of building vaccine confidence during pregnancy.

Together, these insights reflect ICT’s mission: supporting infection preventionists with evidence, innovation, and collaboration.

September/October 2025 Infection Control Today Print Edition

Articles in this issue

11 months ago

A Day in the Life: SPD Technician

11 months ago

Toxic and Tenacious: Disinfection Dilemmas With Candida auris

about 1 year ago

Stop the Spread of C auris: Know the Myths and Follow the Science

about 1 year ago

Debunking the Mistruths and Misinformation About COVID-19

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