Infection prevention and control (IPC) is fundamental for patient safety. Effective IPC generates direct ecological benefits by preventing healthcare-…

Follow-up strategies to confirm loss of carriage of multidrug-resistant bacteria are needed to safely discontinue infection prevention and control measures. There are currently no evidence-based crite...

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Candida auris colonization screening is often performed using bilateral axilla and groin composite swabs. However, re-screening results for the same patient are often inconsistent over time, complicating interpretation of results.

ECDC has issued a Rapid Risk Assessment in response to a multi-country outbreak of hepatitis A in the EU/EEA.

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) caused by the transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) from contaminated surfaces are a major challenge for healthcare organizations. The presence ...

Surgical Site Infections (SSI) are a common cause for morbidity and mortality in both adults and children. In paediatric surgery, evidence on specific prevention measures is lacking and practice mainl...

Surgical site infection (SSI) prevention bundles have been used to reduce infection rates in most types of surgery. Bundles tailored to colorectal surgery have been used with success.

I’ve written this post in preparation for next Wednesday’s IPS Journal Club in partnership with the Infection Prevention Society (register here). (Please note, it will be a little earlier in the da…

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I’ve written this post in preparation for tomorrow’s Journal Club, which will be about this paper on S. aureus colonisation and SSI (register here). Having not written or reviewed much on S. …

This study shows the high incidence of HAIs among LTCF residents in EU or EEA countries, with more than one in two residents experiencing at least one HAI, and with RTIs and UTIs accounting for almost...

Prioritizing isolation precautions: a patient-centered approach to infection prevention and control - Volume 5 Issue 1

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I’ve written this post in preparation for next week’s Journal Club in partnership with the Healthcare Infection Society themed around their MRSA article collection: “MRSA: the enduring foe”. Having…

Many bundles have proven effective at preventing surgical site infections (SSIs), but little is known about factors influencing compliance to such bundles.

We developed a tool to evaluate antibiotic stewardship in outpatient hemodialysis infection prevention and control assessments, based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Core Elements ...

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous and can be inhaled from household water sources, posing a potential risk of pulmonary NTM disease. Exposure to 222-nm far ultraviolet-C shows comparabl...

Efficient, rapid means of air decontamination are needed against widespread respiratory pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This study demonstrated the efficacy of advanced p...

The impact of universal masking on transmission of endemic respiratory viruses in children’s hospitals is unknown. We compared the incidence rate, level and trend of non-SARS-CoV-2 healthcare-associat...

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains one of the most critical public health threats globally, and Ukraine is no exception. Even before the Russian full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine faced substant...

On World Hand Hygiene Day, a new ECDC survey* reveals that 3.1% of the residents in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) had at least one healthcare-associated infection (HAI) at the time of the study.

Yesterday was World Hand Hygiene Day 2025! Look out for a World Hand Hygiene Day 2025 themed Journal Club tomorrow, where we will be discussing this paper. You can register for Journal Club here.