Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, told Newsweek in an email on Saturday, “Infection with a H5N5 bird flu virus ...

Health officials in Washington state said a resident has contracted bird flu, marking the first human case in the U.S. since ...

A group of healthcare societies has issued updated infection control guidance for nursing homes, marking the guideline’s first update in 17 years. The guidance was published Oct. 28 in Infection ...

For the first time in 17 years, physicians and researchers have published updated guidance for infection prevention and ...

Mortality was strongly associated with older age, comorbidities, and infection type, underscoring the need for early and diagnosis-specific antimicrobial intervention.

Infection prevention has always been central to healthcare, but today it’s expanding beyond hand hygiene and PPE to include ...

Two members of the Health Department of Northwest Michigan's oral health team recently earned national certification in dental infection prevention and control.

A presentation by scientists on a work group for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel ...

CORRECTED September 30, 2025 // An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the two drugs which are effective against NDM-CRE. The article has been updated to state aztreonam-avibactam and ...

The number of infections by drug-resistant, “nightmare bacteria” rose by almost 70 percent between 2019 and 2023 in the United States, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

BACKGROUND Influenza viral load (VL) can be a decisive factor in determining the antiviral efficacy in viral clearance. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the rate of infection and the role of ...

Crestcare Hospital Group (Crestcare) has announced a strategic partnership with Bluebird, a leading infection control and antimicrobial stewardship platform, to enhance patient safety and improve ...