Infection Control

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.

A total of 113 patients across several states may have contracted tuberculosis after having spinal surgery or fracture repairs involving a contaminated bone repair product, The Washington Post reported June 18. The CDC, FDA and state health departments are investigating…

A new study suggests biopsy specimens are retained in gastrointestinal endoscopes about two-thirds of the time, reports Medscape. 

In most cases, samples from blood donors do not need to be tested for SARS-CoV-2, with current blood donor screening guidelines safe to continue following, the National Institutes of Health said June 1. 

Six patients and employees at Presque Isle, Maine-based Northern Light A.R. Gould Hospital have tested positive for COVID-19, the hospital said June 1.