Infection Control

St. Louis-based Mercy will mandate COVID-19 vaccines for all current and future employees, the network announced July 7.  

Amid the pandemic, hand sanitizer has become a fixture in Americans' daily lives, but it's not without risk, two physicians told The Boston Globe.

Endoscopy is used in a variety of medical specialties ranging from gastroenterology to urology, cardiology and critical care. Traditionally, health systems have invested in reusable endoscopy equipment, but an industrywide transition toward single-use endoscopes is gaining momentum. 

As patient volumes rebound in hospital outpatient clinics post-pandemic — in facilities that saw 900 million outpatient visitors in 2019 alone — hospital satellite operations need the right infrastructure in place to provide quality care amidst increases in patient visits…

A collection of diarylike survey responses from infection preventionists nationwide highlights the long hours and stress faced during the pandemic's early days.

Sterilization is preferred over high-level disinfection when reprocessing bronchoscopes, the FDA said June 25. 

Two healthcare organizations in Southern California implemented comprehensive efforts to prevent the spread of a deadly fungus amid the early days of the pandemic, according to two case studies presented June 29 at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control…

Alabama's health department and the University of Alabama at Birmingham have partnered to establish the Alabama Regional Center for Infection Prevention and Control. The center will offer consultation and support services to the state's infection prevention workforce. 

Two nurses at Central Texas Veterans Health Care System designed a flu pandemic escape room that led to an increase in hand-washing and flu vaccine acceptance at the Temple-based organization.

There is a low risk of COVID-19 spreading through contaminated hospital surfaces, a study published June 24 in PLOS One found.