People are no longer asked to cover their mouth for a cough or sneeze. That was the old recommendation. The revised cough/sneeze guideline is to aim into the elbow. Germs are less likely to spread ...

A website that tracks epidemics pulses with bright orange dots, which indicate hotspots across the globe. Click virtually any orange dot on epidemictracker.com for more information and you see ...

Current practice for clinicians trying to determine whether a patient’s wound is infected entails plating the bacteria and letting it incubate overnight, a process than can take 24 hours to complete.

The field of dental practice has witnessed substantial advances in infection control measures over recent decades. Rigorous protocols are essential to prevent cross-contamination and the transmission ...

Chemoradiation in Stage IIIB Cancer of the Uterine Cervix: A Review of the Zimbabwean Experience Our work was a prospective before-and-after study to improve IPC standards. We compared the WHO Hand ...

Small amounts of fungus naturally exist on and in the body, causing no problems. But certain factors can cause it to multiply out of control, resulting in a yeast infection. Yeast infections usually ...

What is a Master of Science in Infection Prevention & Control? The Master of Science (MS) in Infection Prevention & Control degree trains students to work as professionals in the field of infection ...