"The last thing that we wanna do is a patient to come into the hospital and leave sicker than what they were," Tennille said. The hospital's environmental services team employs rigorous cleaning ...

Researchers have found in a recent study that administration of a higher dose of cefazolin (3 g instead of 2 g) did not ...

This guide includes an overview of practices for the prevention and management of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI) by healthcare professionals practicing in public health or ...

Experts from across healthcare disciplines began working in December on a new classification system for evaluating surgical site wounds.

which have decreased the rate of surgical site infections after complying with evidence-based infection control strategies." Several authors disclosed ties to the biopharmaceutical industry.

When these infections happen at the site of surgery they are referred to as Surgical Site Infections (SSI ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).

The AHA's Living Learning Network is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to launch the Sepsis Champions Leadership Series. These monthly events aim to improve sepsis care ...

The establishment of an infection control program can greatly benefit ... procedures for the implementation of sterile technique for surgical and other invasive procedures. Procedures for nursing ...

A group of independent doctors launched an unsanctioned pop-up overdose prevention site at the Comox Valley Hospital on Monday, the latest in a string of actions designed to pressure the ...

Given the pandemic potential of avian influenza, infection prevention and control (IPC) recommendations for avian influenza in the Routine Practices and Additional Precautions for Preventing the ...