Long-term care facility-acquired infections emerge as a Top 10 patient safety concern

Long-term care facility-acquired infections emerge as a Top 10 patient safety concern

The “persistence” of healthcare-associated infections in long-term care settings earned a spot on a new list…

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Hand-to-Surface Bacterial Transfer and Healthcare-Associated Infections prevention: a pilot study on skin microbiome in a molecular biology laboratory

Hand-to-Surface Bacterial Transfer and Healthcare-Associated Infections prevention: a pilot study on skin microbiome in a molecular biology laboratory

ORIGINAL RESEARCH article Front. Med. Sec. Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy Volume 12 – 2025 |…

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UKHSA publishes latest survey on healthcare-associated infections

UKHSA publishes latest survey on healthcare-associated infections

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published its Point Prevalence Survey (PPS) on healthcare-associated infections…

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Healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in acute care hospitals: a point prevalence survey in Lombardy, Italy, in 2022 | BMC Infectious Diseases

Healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in acute care hospitals: a point prevalence survey in Lombardy, Italy, in 2022 | BMC Infectious Diseases

Data were collected from 12,412 patients across 28 ACHs, comprising 39 acute care facilities throughout the…

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The Future of Training: How Virtual Reality Can Protect Clinicians from Healthcare-associated Infections

The Future of Training: How Virtual Reality Can Protect Clinicians from Healthcare-associated Infections

Every day in the U.S., 1 in 31 hospital patients contracts at least one healthcare-associated infection…

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Managing the threat of healthcare-associated infections in the US

Managing the threat of healthcare-associated infections in the US

Gabriel Alvarado, Spokesperson for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, presents the facts and figures…

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