The study, which surveyed nearly 2,000 infection-control specialists, found that 41 percent of respondents reported budget reductions for infection prevention in the last 18 months, and one-third ...

Care facilities can cut healthcare-associated infections by up to 55 percent through evidence-based infection control interventions, regardless of a country’s economic status, a review of 144 studies ...

James Stoll, MD, has accused Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital in Milwaukee, Wis., of prioritizing new hospital construction over infection control, according to a WISN news report. Columbia Hospital ...

Hospital-acquired infections are infections patients didn't have when they were admitted to hospital. The most common include wound infections after surgery, urinary tract infections and pneumonia.

Wound infections are one of the most stubborn complications after general surgery. They increase pain, hospital stays and ...

What's worse: Losing face or losing money? Under laws in more than two dozen states and new Medicare rules that went into effect earlier this year, hospitals are required to report infections — ...

If hospitals want to cut down on readmissions related to hospital-acquired infections, specifically methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA, then implementing a bathing protocol as part of ...

The 50th anniversary of the blockbuster "Jaws" may leave some fearful of swimming in the open waters, but the reality is that shark bites are rare. Experts with the American College of Surgeons are ...

Risk of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infection and resulting mortality hinged on the timing and extent of infection, which may ultimately come down to the type of procedure that the ...

Following a trio of fatal cases in the Northeast, the CDC is alerting healthcare professionals to suspect Vibrio vulnificus infection, which requires rapid treatment to reduce mortality. CDC issued a ...