Avoid unnecessary tests and antibiotics by applying evidence-based, cost-conscious infectious-disease decision-making, with ...

Recommendations were updated for the prevention of hospital-onset urinary tract infections, including catheter- and noncatheter-associated infections.

Researchers have found in a new study that Poly-L-lysine (PLL)–coated urinary catheters are safe, well-tolerated, and noninferior to noble metal alloy (NMA)–coated catheters in ...

Alabama hospitals performed better than the national level in three major infection categories in 2024, according to a new report from the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH).

UTIs cause burning, urgency, discomfort, and can worsen if untreated. UTIs rarely cause bloodstream infections but increase mortality risk. Diet, hydration, age, and diabetes affect UTI severity and ...

According to the report, Alabama hospitals performed better than the national average in three of four key infection ...

A new agreement will bring Maimonides into the NYC Health + Hospitals system, expanding access to care across Brooklyn.

There are an estimated 245,000 cases of life-threatening sepsis in the UK every year, claiming more lives than breast, bowel ...

Researchers at EPFL, Heidelberg University and Roche have built a human mini-bladder to show how urine composition weakens bladder tissue, helping infections recur even after antibiotics. The work was ...

Alabama’s Hospitals Continue to Improve Quality by Reducing Healthcare-Associated Infections For the fourteenth year in a row, Alabama’s Healthcare-associated Infections (HAI) program has been ...