The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has recognized eight infection preventionists with its Heroes of Infection Prevention Award, the organization said Aug. 2. 

The CDC found 1 in 10 infections caused by a type of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogen are community-associated, occurring in patients who had not been exposed to healthcare-linked risks, like hospitalizations.

Twenty-three infants in Tennessee were diagnosed with parechovirus over a six-week period this spring, NBC News reported July 28.

The CDC is warning physicians and public health experts of a potentially deadly bacterium that was detected in U.S. soil and water samples for the first time.

The pandemic has put a significant toll on infection prevention professionals working in hospitals and other healthcare settings nationwide, according to a study published July 13 in the American Journal of Infection Control.

A patient at Cleveland Clinic defended the system's enforcement of its mask mandate July 13 and said he felt a previous patient's complaint of lax enforcement was an exception, "not the rule" at Cleveland Clinic. 

Among all of the things that can go wrong in a surgical procedure, issues with lint or other bits of cellulose-based particulate matter don't typically jump to mind.

Antimicrobial-resistant infections have increased during the pandemic, with deaths rising by 15 percent from 2019 to 2020, according to the CDC's "COVID-19: US Impact on Antimicrobial Resistance, Special Report 2022."

Cleveland Clinic has allegedly failed to enforce its mask mandate, a patient at Cleveland Clinic's Taussig Cancer Center wrote to Cleveland.com July 8. 

Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston found only one documented case of monkeypox transmission after exposure in a healthcare setting outside endemic regions after conducting a literature review that covers the last two decades. 

More than two years into the pandemic, it's widely accepted that COVID-19 spreads through airborne transmission and that the risk of contracting the virus from a contaminated surface is low. Despite this knowledge, Americans can't seem to let go of ineffective cleaning and disinfection practices, Yasmin Tayag wrote in a July 7 article in The Atlantic. 

Isolation gowns worn by healthcare staff may fall short of safety standards, leaving workers with a greater risk of infection, Scientific American published July 5.

The Joint Commission has issued guidance to help prevent healthcare professionals from using packaged sterile supplies and devices that are expired or compromised. 

The Biden administration will not release data on COVID-19 transmission in individual hospitals, citing "privacy concerns," Politico reported June 25. 

As the monkeypox outbreak evolves, hospitals are reflecting on the early days of their COVID-19 response. 

Perioperative COVID-19 testing is no longer recommended for every patient undergoing nonemergent surgery in hospitals and other healthcare facilities, according to a new guidance from the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation. 

Hospital-associated COVID-19 infections may stem from airborne virus spread among employees and patients in hospital common areas, such as nurses stations, according to a study published June 8 in JAMA Network Open.

Hospitals now encouraged to leverage data to improve OR environments

Transparency is key when it comes to connecting family members and caregivers – there has a been an increase in attention towards new communication tools that give families visibility into inpatients’ health status without adding stress to care teams or interrupting their workflow. 

CMS is investigating hospitals in which a high number of patients likely contracted COVID-19 while seeking care, part of an effort to increase oversight since relaunching routine inspections last year, Politico reported May 26.