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Infection Control Today

  • Infection Control Today, March 2023, (Vol. 27, No. 2)
  • Volume 27
  • Issue 2

Bug of the Month: Itchy, Itchy

Bug of the Month helps educate readers about existing and emerging pathogens of clinical importance in health care facilities today.

Bug of the Month helps educate readers about existing and emerging pathogens of clinical importance in health care facilities today. Each column explores the Bug of the Month's etiology, the infections it can cause, the modes of transmission, and ways to fight its spread. The pathogen profiles will span bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic species. We encourage you to use Bug of the Month as a teaching tool to help educate health care personnel and start a dialogue about microbiology-related imperatives.

Click here to guess the March 2023 Bug of the Month!

Articles in this issue

over 3 years ago

Reaching for the Stars: Turn Your Weaknesses Into Successes

over 3 years ago

Weekly Rounds: Product Locator, The Joint Commissions, Human Metapneumovirus, and More

over 3 years ago

What You Should Know About The Joint Commission

over 3 years ago

First Responders Tackle Infection Control and Prevention Challenges

over 3 years ago

Stop Infections in Their Tracks: Water-Free Care in the ICU

over 3 years ago

COVID-19, 3 Years Later: What Questions Are Still Unanswered?

over 3 years ago

Making It Easier to Categorize Patients With SAB

over 3 years ago

Focus on 4 Foundations of Patient Safety

over 3 years ago

Routine Change of Surgical Gloves/Instruments Significantly Lowers SSIs

over 3 years ago

Home Infusion Therapy: Limited Study Shows Lack of Formal Infection-Surveillance Training

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