The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) says it continues to detect a rising number of cases of the drug ...

Last June, an obscure federal advisory committee—the Healthcare Infection Control Advisory Committee to the Centers for Disease Control—first shocked many in the public health community by suggesting ...

A CDC advisory committee convened last week to revisit the agency’s draft infection control guidelines for healthcare facilities, voting in favor of recommendations that remain largely unchanged ...

In 2024, the rate of six healthcare-associated infections commonly reported in acute care hospitals declined from the year ...

Whether you are placing a central line, managing a Clostridioides difficile case, or keeping a surgical field sterile, you're likely following standards influenced by the Healthcare Infection Control ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee issued guidance on the prevention and control of ...

With several members receiving termination letters and its webpage archived, public health experts believe the days are numbered for CDC's Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee ...

Michael Bell, MD, associate director for infection control at CDC‘s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, discussed the dangers of improperly using single dose vials and ways healthcare providers ...

Nursing homes must begin to use enhanced barrier precautions to prevent broader transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms and to help protect patients with chronic wounds and indwelling devices, ...

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 ...