Disinfectants are used extensively for surface cleaning, floor cleaning, and equipment cleaning in critical care units and ...

In 2003, the committee issued comprehensive guidance on environmental infection control, including best practices for hospital ventilation, surface disinfection, and water safety to limit the ...

HICPAC, which advises the CDC and HHS on infection control practices, has faced an outcry from some healthcare workers and occupational health experts since the beginning of its guideline revision ...

By phasing out a committee that was a cornerstone of infection prevention in the U.S., the Trump administration is ...

It is possible to be funny and infection control compliant at the same time. Remember that patients have become even more aware of infection control threats because of COVID-19. So post away on social ...

She is currently the infection control specialist / project manager at the Highlands at Brighton, a 145 bed skilled nursing facility in Brighton, NY. More From Long-Term Care.

The CDC ended its healthcare infection control practices advisory committee on May 8, and healthcare associations and groups are decrying the decision. “I urge HHS to consider: what will replace ...

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Microglia are the brain's resident immune cells. Their job is to patrol the brain's blood vessels looking for invading pathogens to gobble up. But what happens when they go rogue?