Vaccine hesitancy appears to be driving up infection rates among diseases like whooping cough, measles and COVID-19.
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New Mexico has the highest rate of Clostridium difficile infections for the second year, while Nevada has the lowest, federal data shows.
Hospitals are ramping up their focus on hand hygiene compliance to prevent infections and improve patient safety, new data from The Leapfrog Group suggests.
A recent study found patients with a sepsis diagnosis who were discharged to home health care, skilled nursing facilities or home had higher readmission rates.
Vermont has the highest catheter associated urinary tract infections rate in the country while North Dakota has the lowest, CDC data shows.
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West Virginia has the highest central line-associated bloodstream infection rate in the country, while North Dakota has the lowest, CDC data shows.
NYC Health + Hospitals is using a new mobile app to promote appropriate antibiotic use among clinicians.
COVID-19 deaths fell 68.9% from 2022 to 2023 — dropping from the fourth leading cause of death to the tenth, the CDC said.
Recently discharged hospital patients have higher risks of spreading superbug infections to their family and caregivers following hospitalization, a recent University of Iowa study found.
A strain of bacteria that causes severe and sometimes drug-resistant infections has been detected in all six World Health Organization regions, the group reported July 31.