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From Cave to Quarantine: The Thai Rescue Continues

Why do HAC Scores Look Different?

2018: Heathcare Trends & Infection Control

2017 Bacteria In the News

Biggest Outbreaks of 2017: United States Edition

The world shared a collective sigh of relief as word spread that the last of the trapped Thai soccer team was rescued from their 17-day underground...

Since the inception of the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (HACRP) in 2015, those of us involved in the world of hospital infection...

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...

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2017 Bacteria In the News

Erica Mitchell

December 15 2017

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...

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...

Health.Care | An Educational Blog

From Cave to Quarantine: The Thai Rescue Continues

Why do HAC Scores Look Different?

2018: Heathcare Trends & Infection Control

2017 Bacteria In the News

Biggest Outbreaks of 2017: United States Edition

From Cave to Quarantine: The Thai Rescue Continues

Why do HAC Scores Look Different?

2018: Heathcare Trends & Infection Control

2017 Bacteria In the News

Biggest Outbreaks of 2017: United States Edition

10 NEW Infection Prevention Tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics

Books about Bacteria: Recent Releases for Every Reader

International Infection Prevention Week 2017: Antibiotic Resistance

IDWeek 2017 is in San Diego - And So is Hepatitis A

What the Triclosan Ban Can - and Can't - Do

The Dirt on Garden Bacteria

Patient Safety Awareness Week 2017