Vaccinations are available to prevent several types of meningitis, and staying up-to-date on recommended vaccines and boosters is crucial for protection. Practicing good hygiene, such as frequent ...
A South Lake Tahoe resident is recovering at home after testing positive for the plague, likely from a flea bite during a camping trip, El Dorado County and California Department of Public Health ...
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Hand Hygiene (HH) in hospital settings is an effective measure to protect patients from the spread of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). However, its compliance is still ...
Focused infection control surveys are no longer part of the standard survey process, federal officials announced in a memo to state directors Wednesday. Any COVID-19 or infection control concerns ...
Emergency workers searching for victims of the Fourth of July flooding along the Guadalupe River are themselves at risk of injury, according to medical experts. Floodwaters contain the bacteria ...
The Trump administration has terminated a federal advisory committee that issued guidance about preventing the spread of infections in health care facilities. The Healthcare Infection Control ...
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services is asking Montanans to take precautions to prevent influenza infection. Outbreaks have been reported in 96% of Montana ...
Patients with suspected tuberculosis (TB) require special precautions in healthcare facilities, and cases of TB have been rising in the US over the past several years. These precautions include ...
HHSC LTCR is reminding nursing facility providers that CMS issued new guidance for nursing facilities (NF) on the use of enhanced barrier precautions (EBP). NF providers should review CMS Memo ...
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