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To prevent the spread of C auris, the CDC recommends that IPs and environmental hygienists play a critical role. In this interview, the medical scientists clarify what specific actions they should take.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending April 16, 2023.

Vangie Dennis, MSN, RN, CNOR, CMLSO, president of the Association of PeriOperative Nurses (AORN), discusses the goals she and the Board of Directors reached during her tenure, the future of AORN, and the annual conference in San Antonio, Texas.

The HAC and Hospital VBP penalties were suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic but are now back in place. Are they forcing hospitals to rethink/reestablish previous practices, and what is the impact?

Recently, an outbreak of Marburg virus disease occurred in Equatorial Guinea. Infection Control Today® learned more about this rare but severe and often fatal disease and what is being done to combat it.

With all the misinformation and confusion about what The Joint Commission (TJC) does and doesn't do, ICT went to TJC to find out. Listen to the detailed interview to find out what health care workers need to know.

Doe Kley, MPH, RN, CIC, LTC-CIP, T-CHEST, continues her interview with ICT about why IPs' involvement with their facility's cleaning and disinfection programs is so critical.

The triple epidemic or “tripledemic” of influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) may have peaked. What caused the confluence of these viruses to start, and how can we stop it from happening again?

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending February 3, 2023.

Are norovirus cases going to skyrocket, or will the pandemic slowdown of this infectious disease continue?

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending January 20, 2023.

New study shows home infusion therapy staff may have significant barriers to infection-surveillance training, and this could be leading to higher infection rates.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending January 6, 2023.

In this second installment of 3, Infection Control Today® continues a personal story of how sepsis can enter central lines and how it affects the entire family.

In this first installment of 3, Infection Control Today® presents a personal story of how sepsis can enter central lines, and how it affects the entire family.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today®’s highlights for the week ending December 2, 2022

Reluctance to receive the influenza vaccine continues despite years-long campaigns to increase vaccination rates. William Schaffner, MD, speaks to ICT® about how health care workers can respond to the most common questions and assure of the vaccine’s safety and efficacy.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending November 25, 2022.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending November 11, 2022.

While sequencing-based diagnostics have been used since the 1970s, only recently has the technology been used for infectious diseases.

From safety to infection control, facial recognition in health care facilities is a new tool to keep both patients and staff safe from workplace violence.

Pierre Parneix, MD, speaks with Infection Control Today® on his work as the president of the French Society for Hospital Hygiene, his work with the Clean Hospitals, and his outlook on France’s fight against infectious disease in the near future.

Environmental hygiene issues are rampant throughout every country in the world. From not enough resources to too few personnel, hospitals face difficulties that put patients at risk.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending October 14.

An innovative way to assess hand hygiene technique has been proposed in a new study by well-known infectious disease specialist, John Boyce, MD.

Didier Pittet, MD, MS, CBE, a renowned epidemiologist, joins ICT® ahead of the upcoming Clean Hospitals Day Conference to discuss the biggest challenges that environmental hygiene personnel face.

COVID-19 has not been the only pathogen that has been spreading the last few years. Candida auris has taken a hold, not only in the United States but around the world. Here are the details and how environmental hygiene practices can protect patients in a health care setting.

A sepsis diagnosis is expensive and deadly, and early detection and treatment are key to saving lives. However, sepsis is not always easy to diagnose early, so a new advanced analytics surveillance tool can increase the chances of an improved outcome.