On February 4, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued important updated guidance in a memo (QSO-21-08-NLTC) regarding how acute and continuing care facilities—including ...
Background Effective infection prevention and control (IPC) is fundamental to patient safety in low-resource settings, yet ...
The Trump administration issued a series of new guidance documents focusing on infection control, a major issue for providers treating patients with COVID-19. The documents released by the Centers for ...
In the fast-paced environment of dental offices, infection control protocols are essential to ensuring patient safety and maintaining a high standard of care. However, the mantra "If you don't write ...
Preventive antibiotics before dental work may not lower the risk of periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) in patients who underwent total hip or knee replacements, according to a study recently ...