Becker's Hospital Review

Don’t slip on infection control basics amid coronavirus outbreak, CMS warns

CMS sent a memo to state survey agency directors urging them to double down on compliance with basic infection control practices. The memo includes information and links to resources to combat the ...
MedPage Today

CDC Advisory Group Under Fire for Proposed Infection Control Guidelines

Nurses, patients, and professional groups are pushing for more rigorous infection control standards from the CDC following a preview of proposed changes to its isolation precaution guidelines and an ...
Healio

CDC terminates infection control advisory committee

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee issued guidance on the prevention and control of ...
Becker's Hospital Review

CDC shrinks advisory group working on mask guidance: 5 notes

Several committee members of the CDC’s Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee have received termination notices, MedPage Today reported April 29. 1. HICPAC develops guidance for ...
Becker's Hospital Review

CDC cuts stall infection prevention work: 3 updates

Funding cuts and restructuring at the CDC reportedly have disrupted certain efforts related to infection prevention, control and disease monitoring. One such effort is Together TakeMeHome at Emory ...
CNN

CDC advisers support masks in update to hospital infection guidelines, but critics say draft doesn’t go far enough

Experts who advise the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on its hospital infection control guidelines have voted to recommend that health care providers wear masks during routine care for ...
Healio

Q&A: 'Good old basics of infection control' critical when C. auris emerges

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Symptoms of Candida auris can be nonspecific, making diagnosis a challenge. It is most common in long-term ...