Experts who advise the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on its hospital infection control guidelines have voted to recommend that health care providers wear masks during routine care ...

The agency last revised the guidelines, "Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings," in 2007, and now the group that advises the CDC on infection ...

An invasive bacterial infection is on the rise in the U.S., according to an alert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Cases of meningococcal disease, mainly caused by the ...

The bacteria, Vibrio vulnificus, most often causes infection through open wounds and the consumption of undercooked or raw seafood.

Shigella bacteria may cause stomach issues, according to the CDC. How worried should you be about this drug-resistant stomach ...

The CDC updated its infection prevention strategies after the public health emergency expired, making two important changes for assisted living communities. The changes, made May 8, updated ...

The NNU says the CDC’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) didn’t give people enough time to review a draft of the guidelines. MCKNIGHT’S LONG-TERM CARE NEWS; ...

Michael Bell, MD, associate director for infection control at CDC‘s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, discussed the dangers of improperly using single dose vials and ways healthcare providers ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released guidance with recommendations on infection prevention and control for healthcare workers treating patients with Middle East Respiratory ...

A group of public health experts is urging the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to update infection control practices that currently don’t incorporate COVID-19 best practices.