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After seeing the latest case of measles in Colorado, an infection prevention manager with Common Spirit, Aaron Parmet, said things are changing in the fight against the extremely contagious disease.
The CDC has terminated an advisory committee responsible for providing federal guidance on the prevention and control of ...
a HICPAC member and former president of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. Dr. Anurag ...
According to the CDC, one-in-three, or an estimated 1 million people, will develop shingles each year in America.
An IPC expert said that for operators to find successful strategies, they must be exceedingly specific. “The future success of infection prevention and control in long-term care may depend on ...
Funding cuts and restructuring at the CDC reportedly have disrupted certain efforts related to infection prevention, control and disease monitoring. One such effort is Together TakeMeHome at Emory ...
stating that OTC topicals are to be used as 'first aid' in the prevention of infection while noting a lack of evidence for treatment of established infections. [101] Although there may be fewer ...
Using catheter-associated urinary tract infections as a metric for care quality misidentifies some infections, according to ...
a critical care and infection control expert at Mayo Clinic Children’s Centre, a world-famous hospital in the US state of Minnesota. There’s strong evidence that masking children in schools ...
The CDC has ended its healthcare infection control practices advisory committee to comply with President Donald Trump’s “continuing the reduction of the federal bureaucracy” executive order, a ...