A perennial problem in healthcare facilities usually comes back to a very simple 30-second procedure. Ask any infection preventionist (IP) about his or her major focus on hand hygiene compliance and ...

Before the 2003 epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome, the prevalence of HA-MRSA in Taiwan increased from 26.7% in 1990 to 60% in 1998–2000, 6 then increased to 53–83% in 2003. 7 Interestingly ...

Every year, May 5 marks World Hand Hygiene Day, an initiative by the World Health Organization (WHO) to remind everyone—from healthcare professionals to the general public—about the critical role that ...

The Joint Commission’s mission is to “improve healthcare for the public…by evaluating health care organizations and inspiring them to excel in providing safe and effective care of the highest quality ...