Infection Control

Whether we were told to wash our hands for 20 seconds or encouraged to sing "Happy Birthday" while we lathered up, we learned from a young age that hand-washing is an integral part of preventing sickness and germs. That’s still…

Hospital-acquired infections are growing more difficult to treat due to rise of antibiotic resistance. These infections pose dangerous health consequences for patients and threaten hospitals' bottom lines.

Influenza vaccination provides children with significant protection from being admitted to the hospital with the flu, according to a study published in Vaccine.

A judge who had previously ruled in favor of Seattle Children's Hospital's request to seal records concerning recurrent mold issues changed his mind, ruling that health department files must be publicly released, according to King 5.

Four healthcare professionals, treated for the new strain of coronavirus and considered in recovery, tested positive for the virus within two weeks, according to a research letter published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Since 2005, Seattle Children's Hospital has faced sporadic mold outbreaks. Below is a timeline tracking key events as the hospital worked to figure out the source of the deadly mold. 

Antibiotics used to treat pneumonia patients in an outpatient setting fail about one-fifth of the time, according to a study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

As pharmaceutical companies and government researchers race to find a cure for the new strain of coronavirus, new research suggests that there are medications already on the market that may help treat the virus, dubbed COVID-19.

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia created an algorithm that uses clinical data to more easily and accurately track sepsis cases among pediatric patients, according to a study published in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.

Here are the 10 most-read stories on clinical studies and research published by Becker's Hospital Review in February: