A deadly, drug-resistant hospital fungus may finally have a weakness—and scientists think they’ve found it.

A deadly hospital fungus that resists nearly every antifungal drug may have an unexpected weakness. Researchers discovered ...

Recommendations have been presented for infection prevention and control (IPC) in the context of nursing homes.

Doral, Fla.-based Jackson West Medical Center opened in August 2021 with a road map for preventing hospital acquired infections that is now being scaled across the system. “From the very beginning, we ...

During the COVID pandemic, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in acute care hospitals rose steeply, despite a decrease of infections before the pandemic, the Society for ...

Avoiding the unnecessary use of indwelling catheters and promptly removing catheters that are no longer needed are the first steps in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute ...

image: Avoiding the unnecessary use of indwelling catheters and promptly removing catheters that are no longer needed are the first steps in preventing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in ...

Family members of patients recently discharged from the hospital may have a higher risk of getting an antibiotic-resistant infection, often called a superbug, even if the patient was not diagnosed ...