Penicillin has cured syphilis cases since 1943, but symptoms of the sexually transmitted infection, known as "the great ...

The Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Guidelines aim to support healthcare workers improve quality and safety health care. The Guidelines further aim to promote and facilitate the overall goal of ...

A classification system specific to fracture-related infections captured more cases of infection than the CDC surgical site ...

Behind every landmark in infection prevention, from antimicrobial stewardship guidelines to the COVID-19 town halls that reached flight attendants and teachers, is a generation of physician-scientists ...

The Infection Prevention and Control Action (IPC) Plan aims to improve patient safety, reduce the incidence of healthcare-associated infection (HAIs), and protect the health of all healthcare workers ...

The United Nations’ deadline for eliminating HIV/AIDS as a public-health threat is unlikely to be met. But medical, political and social advances have raised hopes that longer-term success is still ...

Simple oral direct-acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has transformed clinical management and paved the way for elimination.1 The first pan-genotypic fixed-dose ...

Improvements in water quality, sanitation, and hygiene (collectively known as WASH) and in infection prevention and control (IPC) in hospitals, which began in the 19th century, have delivered even ...

Developed by United States pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences, the injectable drug can be used to prevent HIV. “It’s the most innovative tool that has reached the HIV arena for the last decade, ...

An infectious disease expert discusses clinical strategies for improving meningococcal vaccination rates and addressing patient hesitancy. Bacterial meningitis remains a substantial cause of mortality ...

It’s impossible to predict exactly who will and who won’t get cancer — but there are certainly factors that we know increase our risk, like family history and smoking. Also upping your odds? Certain ...