It's that time of year when we all put on our prognosticator's hats and try to predict what the next year will bring. There are numerous entities...
Posts by Erica Mitchell:
2017 proved to be a big year for bacteria in the news, and not just in healthcare! Supported by advances in genomic sequencing and other...
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), just released a...
Just last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics released its updated guidelines for infection prevention in pediatric ambulatory settings - that...
Just as National Book Month concludes, we will take a moment to share some exciting new books about one of our favorite topics: Bacteria! These...
This year's International Infection Prevention Week theme is antibiotic resistance. With the rise of superbugs and hard-to-treat pathogens, it's no...
Each year, the major associations in the field of infectious diseases and epidemiology come together for IDWeek. This year’s event, going on now,...
As of this month, consumer products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can no longer contain triclosan and 18 other ingredients...
Despite recent controversies about the quality of care in VA hospitals, the network of 163 acute care hospitals and over 1,000 outpatient clinics is...
As winter ends and spring begins to arrive (and stay), many of us will find ourselves elbow-deep in soil, getting our gardens ready for the season....
March 12 - 18, 2017 is Patient Safety Awareness Week, an annual education and awareness campaign for health care safety led by the National Patient...
We are right in the middle of the flu season, when more and more tests come back positive for the influenza virus. Next to the common cold, there's...