Infection Prevention

Infection Prevention Infection Prevention is everybody's business This page was created to increase the awareness of both the public and private sectors on infection prevention.

02/04/2026

Universal screening for congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) in newborns, using dried blood spot analysis during the first week of life, created opportunities to intervene for improved outcomes, a diagnostic study has shown.

Congenital CMV is the most common nongenetic cause of hearing loss in children and a leading cause of other neurologic disabilities. Without universal screening, infants who are asymptomatic for the virus are especially at risk for congenital CMV-related sequelae later in life, claimed the study’s authors in JAMA Network Open. https://bit.ly/45PNwml

02/04/2026

Something’s not right with that level. During construction and renovation, air pressure differentials aren’t just a facilities concern—they’re a core infection prevention control. Here’s why that bubble matters Air moves from areas of higher pressure to lower pressure. In healthcare constr...

02/03/2026

🔬 Innovative Medical Chewing Gum Neutralizes Over 95% of Saliva-Borne Viruses Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a medical chewing gum capable of neutralizing more than 95% of viruses present in saliva — a promising advance in infection control, especially in crowded o...

02/03/2026

Taking it back to Elementary School: What Spreads in the Community Shows Up in the Hospital, What Happens in the Hospital Shows Up in the Community What happens in the community walks through the front door of the hospital. And what happens in the hospital doesn’t always stay there. This cycle is ...

01/31/2026

Most leaders think infection control problems come from missed steps. A hand hygiene lapse. A PPE mistake. A staff member who “didn’t follow the policy.” But infection control rarely breaks at the step level. It breaks at the language level. When leaders say infection prevention, but only thin...

01/29/2026

Measles outbreaks in Utah, Arizona, and Washington state continue to grow as Lancaster County, Nebraska, posts its first case since 1990 and the first for the state this year.

01/29/2026

Abnormally high levels of lung-injury biomarkers in the blood after COVID-19 infection may flag patients at risk for ongoing lung disease, an Imperial College London–led study suggests.

01/29/2026

Leprosy cases have dropped dramatically, but misconceptions persist. An infectious disease expert explains what today’s infection prevention teams need to know about risk, transmission, and why stigma still matters.

01/29/2026

OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogen Standard directive establishes specific education and training requirements for healthcare and fire/EMS personnel.

01/29/2026

The Cost of Prevention vs. the Cost of Control in Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) One debate resurfaces constantly: Is the cost of prevention worth it? Investing in prevention is not an expense; it is a strategic safeguard against catastrophic cost escalation. Prevention is predictable, planned...

01/16/2026

The study reveals that environmental stressors do not merely kill bacteria; they can also prime surviving cells to take up resistance genes more efficiently, raising concerns about how antibiotic-resistant bacteria may spread in aquatic environments.

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