Medical experts warn that placing multiple patients on a single bed significantly increases the risk of cross-infection, allowing germs and bacteria to spread uncontrollably.

Retrospective observational cross-sectional study of hospitalized children (0–18 years) with an acute respiratory infection and who received a respiratory viral test at two large Canadian children’s ...

Methods Retrospective observational cross-sectional study of hospitalized children (0–18 years) with an acute respiratory infection and who received a respiratory viral test at two large Canadian ...

Standard infection control precautions (SICPs) are to be used by all staff, in all care settings, at all times, for all patients whether infection is known to be present or not, to ensure the safety ...

ABSTRACT: Background: Reducing cross-infection in dental prosthesis laboratories requires the implementation of protective measures and knowledge of disinfection protocols. We conducted a survey of ...

Sedky, N.A. (2014) Evaluation of Practice of Cross Infection Control for Dental Impressions among Laboratory Technicians and Prosthodontists in KSA. International Journal of Infection Control, 10, ...

Officials warn dangerous new monkeypox strain set for 'cross-border infection' Officials have previously warned that the strain had "pandemic potential" in one area, and since then it has only ...

An inspection of a south-east Clare nursing home has identified risks of cross contamination and infection to patients. The Health Information and Quality Authority has found that while Cratloe ...

SAN ANTONIO — At this year’s Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology annual conference, the program’s keynote talks focused on developing both skills ...

Outbreaks of Ebola and Marburg disease have continued to occur since the Zaire ebolavirus outbreak in West Africa 2014-16. In response, the World Health Organisation (WHO) published a new infection ...

The development of this National Infection Prevention and Control Strategy is our direct response,” he said. Mr Agyeman Manu said the strategy was developed in line with minimum IPC standard ...