The CDC challenged draft 2024 infection control guidelines sent to the agency for approval from the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), asking for clarification on key ...

Nurses, patients, and professional groups are pushing for more rigorous infection control standards from the CDC following a preview of proposed changes to its isolation precaution guidelines and an ...

Whether you are placing a central line, managing a Clostridioides difficile case, or keeping a surgical field sterile, you're likely following standards influenced by the Healthcare Infection Control ...

The CDC has rescinded its long-standing advice on universal hepatitis B vaccination of newborns within 24 hours of birth.

Michael Bell, MD, associate director for infection control at CDC‘s Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, discussed the dangers of improperly using single dose vials and ways healthcare providers ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officially ceased recommending vaccinating all newborns against Hepatitis B at birth, breaking with 30 years of precedent and delivering a significant ...

Many doctors and public health leaders urged the CDC to reject the committee’s recommendation. (HealthDay News) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rescinded its long-standing ...