Javad Parvizi Have you ever asked a medical student or resident to define periprosthetic joint infection? Most students would define it as a condition in which an infecting organism is present in ...

Although the 2018 ICM definition had a sensitivity of 16% and a positive predictive value of 44%, Higuera-Rueda noted it had a specificity of 89% to determine infection control before reimplantation.

Federal regulators have quietly put in place new, stricter enforcement measures for nursing homes that struggle to meet infection control and vaccine immunization requirements for residents and staff.

The definition does not require laboratory confirmation or other proof of initial infection. Long COVID can follow SARS-CoV-2 infection of any severity, including asymptomatic infections, whether ...

November 8, 2011 — A new evidence-based definition and diagnostic criteria for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) should improve uniformity of diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance, according ...

A lack of consensus for the term “immunocompromised” suggests that studies demonstrating the effectiveness of infection prevention in surgical patients at a high risk of wound infection may ...

Listen to this story Infection control: How a pathogen survives a hostile environment 0:00 / 0:00 For years scientists have puzzled over why the intracellular pathogen Salmonella is able to survive — ...

These words—in some form or fashion—are etched in the memory of every individual who pursues a profession in health care. We know it’s not a normal workplace mantra. But as health care ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed its definition of what it means to be in close contact with an infected person and therefore at risk of contracting the coronavirus.

C-POLAR Innovations hosted the highly anticipated Vancouver Summit, where the focus was on strengthening infection control and resilience through public and private partnerships.. Held at the ...