Subscribe
Multimedia
Events
Sponsored Content
Departments

HHS issues action plan to prevent healthcare-associated infections
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has unveiled a plan that establishes a set of five-year national...
Nabbing infections with technology
Hershey (PA) Medical Center is now using a sophisticated computer program that serves as a watchdog for infection...
Web Exclusive: How Do You Spell SCRUBS?
Recent audits showed that hand hygiene compliance for Blessing Hospital was in the 95-100% range, but Becky Crane...
Surgeon creates drape that may help control infections
An Indianapolis company has invented a covering that reduces the potential for colonoscopies to spread infection, and...
Superbug test detects MRSA faster
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new test that can detect skin infections in less than an hour, the...
New Jersey hospital reports eighth patient has Legionnaires'
New Brunswick, NJ-based St. Peter’s University Hospital has reported that an eighth patient has tested positive...
Magazine: Department Focus--Quality: Come On In, Everyone
Worried about the infection risks of family-centered care? Involving loved ones in care can actually help keep patients...
Nurse’s product battles germs
Jenn Giroux, a hospital nurse, saw a need for a method to quickly and thoroughly protect patients from the germs that...
Staph cases 'steadily growing' in U.S.
U.S. hospitalizations associated with a drug-resistant form of a Staphylococcus bacterium doubled over six years...
Magazine: Infection Control Sounding Board
A VHA initiative gives hospitals a peer-to-peer network for MRSA efforts.