Infection Control

In the first two months of the coronavirus pandemic, there were no proven therapies for COVID-19. Now, there are several therapies for COVID-19,...Read More »

The CDC recently revised its guidance on COVID-19 universal masking, but consult with your staff and infection control experts before making...Read More »

Before COVID-19, deaths from antimicrobial resistance were headed in the right direction, decreasing by nearly 30% in hospitals between 2012 and...Read More »

Increasing the testing of patients for C. diff ...Read More »

Check your eyewash stations, verify air pressure relationships, ensure exit signs are functioning, review surgical instruments for proper...Read More »

There is a new “pox” on lab safety—monkeypox. Like the most recent novel virus (COVID-19), the unknowns about the monkeypox virus are creating new...Read More »

As we slide from the 8^th month to the 9^th, I’m hoping that you have/had the opportunity to take some time over the Labor Day...Read More »

In a Q&A, Dan Scungio, MT(ASCP), SLS, laboratory safety officer for multihospital system Sentara Healthcare in Virginia,...Read More »

Before COVID-19, deaths from antimicrobial resistance were headed in the right direction, decreasing by nearly 30% in hospitals between 2012 and...Read More »

PSMJ spoke with Bradley T. Truax, MD, principal consultant of the Truax Group, about the guidelines and about general pneumonia...Read More »