Category: Infection Control

Hospital-acquired infections have been on the rise in recent years, but a possible new vaccine developed by researchers could be given to patients upon arrival to help prevent antibiotic-resistant infections. 

Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, Mass., has recently treated four patients for tuberculosis. While there are about 10 active cases of the disease among residents in the city, officials maintain they are unrelated and therefore it is not consi…

All vaccines recommended by the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices should be required for healthcare personnel, a coalition of 17 infection prevention and patient safety organizations said in an Oct. 6 letter sent to healthcare employer…

A recent study found evidence of a “long cold” syndrome associated with a variety of common respiratory viruses, including the common cold and influenza.

New Mexico has the highest rate of Clostridium difficile infections, while Alaska has the lowest, federal data shows.

The CDC has traced a string of sepsis cases that occurred after blood transfusions to contaminated blood platelet collection sets and solutions manufactured by Fresenius Kabi.

An uptick of confirmed leprosy cases in Florida is resparking the debate of the disease’s possible connection to nine-banded armadillos, USA Today reported Oct. 3. 

Helena, Mont.-based St. Peter’s Health is implementing visitor restrictions at Regional Medical Center amid a steady increase of flu, COVID-19 and other common cold virus activity in the community. 

Legionnaires’ disease-causing bacteria was found in one area of the 303-bed Cabell Huntington (W.Va.) Hospital, NBC affiliate WSAZ reported Sept. 29.

A new blood test designed to detect sepsis earlier in at-risk patients demonstrated a survival rate of 95 percent in a study led by Penn State.