Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) generate direct costs to U.S. hospitals estimated in the tens of billions annually.

A new study found that a multifaceted infection prevention and control intervention could at least temporarily thwart outbreaks of infections from the Klebsiella pneumoniae bacterium, a leading cause ...

NHS collapse was only “narrowly avoided” due to efforts of staff who put themselves at exceptional risk, the inquiry says.

Health officials in the United States are reporting a rise in mumps infections, a contagious viral disease that spreads ...

All three measles cases reported in March in Michigan are linked to a person in Washtenaw County who likely contracted it on ...

The NCDC said the case fatality rate currently stands at 23.2 per cent, higher than the 18.7 per cent recorded during the ...

T'puram: The capital city achieved significant success in the use of antibiotics and in preventing antimicrobial resistance. As part of state govt's K.

An NHS trust’s leaders will this week be told that there have been “multiple outbreaks” and periods of increased incidence of ...

New research suggests shingles infections may increase the risk of cognitive decline in older adults. Scientists believe ...

A coroner has concluded the 20-year-old leukaemia patient from Wigan died from sepsis he contracted due to ...

Jaipur: The medical education dept will strengthen infection prevention measures after the Centre raised concerns over lapses ...