A study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology examined the impact of universal contact precautions on multidrug-resistant organism rates in intensive care units. They examined data ...

When a patient is on standard contact precautions, the healthcare worker caring for that patient should be wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), including gloves, a gown, and a ...

Lynn E. Kim , MPH, Donna B. Jeffe , PhD, Bradley A. Evanoff , MD, MPH, Sunita Mutha , MD, Brad Freeman , MD and Victoria J. Fraser , MD ABSTRACT Observation of ...

With the evident burden of contact isolation precautions (CP) on quality of care and costs, the use of antiseptic nasal decolonization to help reduce CP can be significant. Research shows universal ...

Nursing homes must begin to use enhanced barrier precautions to prevent broader transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms and to help protect patients with chronic wounds and indwelling devices, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ORLANDO – A clinic in Brazil that continued in-center short daily dialysis through the pandemic reduced the risk ...

1. To define formal infection control procedures to protect Western Michigan University employees, students, and other designated persons from occupational and classroom exposure to blood, bodily ...

The Infectious and Environmental Hazards: Guidelines to Prevent and Respond to Exposures establishes the school’s mechanisms for educating medical students about ways to reduce exposure to infectious ...

Speaking at the Fiji Oral Health Association Annual Conference in Nadi, Ravunawa pointed out the rising incidence of oral ...