The CDC's HICPAC advisory committee seems intent on rolling back infection control precautions in healthcare settings, ...

Refrigerate perishable food within two hours. Thaw frozen food in the refrigerator, in cold water or in the microwave, and ...

A group of senior living and government organizations on Tuesday released a new resource of best practices for infection prevention and control in assisted living. One provider group, however, ...

An infection prevention and control executive at Boston Children's Hospital recently made a business case for hiring more infection preventionists and was able to gain approval to increase ...

“This will allow me to be better at my job as the infection control preventionist by developing infection control risk ...

Keeping your child safe from the dangers of the internet shouldn't cost the world, which is why the best free parental control apps offer a range of tools to protect your children from online ...

the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) is the leading association for infection preventionists and epidemiologists. With more than 15,000 members ...

Staphylococcal (staph) infection is caused when bacteria called Staphyloccocus ... Waltham, MA: UpToDate. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus ...

If you have more than one computer in your house—say, a personal and work machine, or a laptop alongside a fully decked out gaming rig—it can be a pain to control them. Instead of stacking ...

Researchers found that the median infection preventionist full-time equivalent-to-bed ratio was 121.0 beds among the 390 participating hospitals. HealthDay News — A novel calculator allows facilities ...

Different types of otitis media include the following: Acute otitis media. This middle ear infection occurs abruptly causing swelling and redness. Fluid and mucus become trapped inside the ear, ...