Category: Infection Control

Coronavirus may not linger in air, study suggests

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Use of 2 central line catheters at once can up CLABSI risk, study shows

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A third of kids are prescribed antibiotics inappropriately before surgery, study shows

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CMS inspections to prioritize infection control amid coronavirus outbreak

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Over 50% of top US hospitals lack sufficient infection control practices to fight coronavirus, ProPublica finds

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Infectious disease specialists improve 5-year outcomes for staph patients

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Repeated antibiotic use tied to higher hospitalization risk

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Perfecting the basics helps healthcare fight the unexpected 

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How health systems can measure the effects of hospital-acquired infections and unactionable alarms

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Flu vaccine keeps most kids out of hospital with the infection, study finds

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