Infection control continues to top the list of survey deficiencies for long-term care facilities with overall safety ...

In the fast-paced environment of dental offices, infection control protocols are essential to ensuring patient safety and maintaining a high standard of care. However, the mantra "If you don't write ...

U.S. hospital intensive care units (ICUs) show uneven compliance with infection prevention policies, according to a study. U.S. hospital intensive care units (ICUs) show uneven compliance with ...

The field of dental practice has witnessed substantial advances in infection control measures over recent decades. Rigorous protocols are essential to prevent cross-contamination and the transmission ...

Infection control and antimicrobial stewardship in nursing homes go hand in hand. And yet, the two are often treated as ...

Nearly 1% of respondents admitted to sometimes or always reusing a syringe for more than one patient after only changing the needle 6% of respondents admitted to ...

Even well-established infection control policies are often abandoned — or at least deviated from — when put into practice during nursing home flu and COVID outbreaks, according to a new study.

Brenda Mastopietro, president of Arizona Ambulatory Surgery Center Association and chief nursing officer for Banner Surgery Centers, shares five best practices ASCs can adopt to build more robust and ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers a free training resource on best infection control practices for physicians, other clinicians, patient advocates and medical students.

The importance of maintaining adequate safeguards for infection control was the topic of a session at ADA 2013 in New Orleans. Recent infection-control breaches have resulted in the deaths of some ...

The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority offers a free infection control assessment tool for ambulatory surgery centers. “Monitoring the Use of Evidence-Based Best Practices for Prevention of ...

SEMBACH, Germany – A select group of Army dentists, enlisted dental specialists and civilian dental staff assigned to the Rhineland-Pfalz Dental Activity recently took part in specialized training ...