Originally created for hospitals, the World Health Organization’s Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF) has been adapted to assess infection prevention and control (IPC) ...

One of our industry’s many lessons from the pandemic is the importance of balancing infection prevention and control with residents’ quality of life. However, a lesson learned isn’t always a problem ...

Six years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus still exists. A public health expert explains what Long COVID ...

"We found that residents of these facilities suffered significantly greater morbidity and mortality from RSV infections compared with older adults living in the community." — Brenda L. Tesini, MD, ...

The Clinical Knowledge in Long Term Care micro-credential covers the principles of infection control in long term care facilities and common clinical challenges. This micro-credential is intended for ...

Starting this month, Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health is offering five targeted micro-credentials for professionals working in long-term care, infection control, and public health.

Getting shingles just once could increase the risk of long-term confusion and memory loss, a new study has found. The study, led by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, linked the ...

Severe infections requiring hospitalization are associated with a markedly increased long-term IBD risk, with immune-related ...

Infections with Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) are very common; the virus is estimated to have infected at least 90% of all adults worldwide. It can easily be transmitted through the saliva of an infected ...