Just 17.4 percent of ambulatory care nurses reported that they comply with all nine standard precautions for infection prevention, according to a study in the American Journal of Infection Control.

A mixed media education-based intervention proved effective in improving knowledge, attitude and compliance with standard precautions, according to an American Journal of Infection Control-published ...

Contact precautions, used in addition to the standard precautions, the basic level of infection control applied to all patients, did not limit or prevent the spread of drug-resistant bacteria in ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics released a policy statement update concerning infection prevention and control in pediatric ambulatory settings, Clinical Advisor reports. 1. Written infection ...

Although contact precautions are necessary in some circumstances, some infection prevention specialists and healthcare providers believe there are limitations to the contact precautions approach and ...

NEW YORK CITY — A flu outbreak sweeping the country is causing people and institutions to take precautions against its spread, including a Catholic diocese in New York state that has issued healthy ...

Low-risk patients undergoing a total hip replacement with a posterior approach can skip the standard hip precautions currently recommended for post-surgical recovery, according to a new study ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The virus that causes severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome, or SFTS, may have been transmitted ...