Category: Case Studies

The first-ever Global Report on Infection Prevention and Control from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that good hand hygiene and other...

Countries with lower average per-capital income generally lack the financial resources and facilities necessary for effective infection control and prevention (IPC), as...

In today’s fast-paced, high-stress health care environment, it can be tempting to skip a hand wash if no one is looking. A...

It’s well known among infection control experts that hand hygiene is the best defense against the spread of viral and bacterial infections....

Picture yourself as a nurse in a busy contemporary hospital. Is the scene you imagine a quiet one? If so, you probably...

“Do-the-2. Verify two patient identifiers — every patient, every time." This pithy advice from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston...

Sometimes a new more-powerful antibiotic is right under your feet. Dirt may be the answer to a new class of antibiotics scientists...

It’s no secret that sometimes animals are inadvertently responsible for passing on dangerous—possibly even fatal—illnesses and infections to humans. From tiny ticks...