Several healthcare acquired infections (HAIs), such as central line-associated bloodstream infections and ventilator events, showed increased prevalence in 2021, according to new data released by the ...

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Hospital-acquired infections associated with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) increased during the COVID-19 pandemic by 32% and remain 13% higher post pandemic compared with prepandemic levels, showed a ...

Hospitals are meant to be places of healing, but patients often pick up new infections there that are potentially dangerous and hard to treat. A new, experimental vaccine given on arrival to hospital ...

Infectious disease professionals are calling for greater federal funding in the face of new Centers for Disease Contral and Prevention (CDC) data outlining an uptick in antimicrobial-resistant ...

A new CDC report warned that progress against deadly antimicrobial-resistant infections reversed course during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. After years of steady declines, ...

Before picking a hospital, New Yorkers should check out how well the facility performed in limiting hospital-acquired infections, health officials said. The stakes are clear as these infections are ...

The hospital has not had a central line-associated bloodstream infection or a catheter-associated urinary tract infection in the past eight months. AdventHealth Celebration hospital has made gains by ...

Despite widespread implementation of quality improvement initiatives, an estimated $9.8 billion is spent each year treating hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), according to a study published online ...

Researcher working in a biochemist laboratory. Female doctor wearing full PPE suit, face mask, and face shield working with pathogen samples in lab. Rates of people contracting SARS-CoV-2 in the ...