When it comes to infection control in the intensive care unit, bigger is not always better, according to a study published this month in the Journal of Infection Control. Researchers at Columbia ...

Universal skin decolonisation of patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) may not improve infection control. New research led by the University of Aberdeen indicated that it might increase ...

Vulnerable patients in hospital intensive care units (ICUs) who received enhanced oral care from a dentist were at significantly less risk for developing a lower respiratory tract infection, such as ...

A new study published in the American Journal of Infection Control demonstrates an association between intensive care unit-acquired central line-associated bloodstream infections and higher ...

Implementing the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s infection prevention and control measures led to a sustained decrease in central line-associated bloodstream infections in an intensive care ...

The difficulties of achieving appropriate administration of antibiotics in intensive care units include early treatment of patients due to severity and acuity of illness. Antibiotics stewardship in ...

NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College London Bloodstream infections acquired in UK Intensive Care Units (ICUs) reduced by 80% between 2007 and 2012, according to ...

New research shows vulnerable patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) who received enhanced oral care from a dentist were at significantly less risk for developing a lower respiratory tract ...

Infection prevention and control programs in intensive care units (ICUs) vary widely in structure, organization, and adherence across the United States, a new study shows. Large differences were seen ...

In all these instances it has been found that existing infection control practices such as hand washing and judicious use of disinfectants to clean the equipment is of limited benefit. The most ...

People carry a community of microbes in and on our bodies, and they can have a powerful influence on our physiology in many ways. Probiotics, which are live microbes, are intended to improve human ...