Originally created for hospitals, the World Health Organization’s Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) has been adapted to assess infection prevention and control (IPC) ...
The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...
A five-year study has revealed a stability in global acute kidney injury (AKI)–related mortality rates with differing patterns that indicate a rising concentration of mortality in older populations ...
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 ...
“Once you get exposed to measles, the incubation period can be up to 21 days,” Dr. Erica Kaufman West, director of infectious ...
Among UK healthcare workers, seasonal flu vaccination substantially lowered the risk for infection during the winter of 2023-2024, and vaccinated staff recorded fewer positive influenza tests than ...