A study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology examined the impact of universal contact precautions on multidrug-resistant organism rates in intensive care units. They examined data ...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Modern Plastics custom designs and manufactures LEXAN* "Universal Precaution Stations (Infection Control Stations)" and "Narcotic Lock Boxes" for hospitals, ...

Donna B. Jeffe, Sunita Mutha, Paul B. L'Ecuyer, Lynn E. Kim, Renee B. Singal, Bradley A. Evanoff and Victoria J. Fraser We describe variations in healthcare workers' attitudes toward double gloving ...

Nursing homes must begin to use enhanced barrier precautions to prevent broader transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms and to help protect patients with chronic wounds and indwelling devices, ...

Infection control policies vary, so a standardised, user-friendly set of guidelines was produced to help healthcare staff know how to reduce the risk of infection transmission Abstract To minimise the ...

The first comprehensive recommendations in 10 years for dental infection control were released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The new Guidelines use the broader term ...