Infection Prevention

Infection Prevention Infection Prevention is everyone’s responsibility. Protecting patients, staff, and communities through evidence-based practice.

This page was created to increase the awareness of both the public and private sectors on infection prevention.

03/01/2026

💉 Needle Stick Injury (NSI): A Needle Stick Injury (NSI) is an accidental puncture wound caused by a needle or other sharp medical instrument that may be contaminated with blood or body fluids. It is considered an occupational medical emergency because it can transmit serious infections like: HIV...

02/28/2026

Water hygiene and HCAI: risks and solutions I’ve just published a new blog ahead of next week’s IPC Partners Insight Webinar with Dr Jessica Martin, focused on a topic that doesn’t always get the attention it deserves: water hygiene. We rightly spend a lot of time talking about hand hygiene, m...

02/28/2026

Most facilities feel prepared for survey. Survey readiness becomes visible in real time. It shows in workflow. Busy admissions. Shift change compression. Weekend staffing. Isolation decisions made in the moment. Shared equipment moving between rooms. These conditions reveal consistency. Surveyors ob...

Infection prevention is not a department—it’s a culture.Consistent, evidence-based practices are key to safer healthcare...
02/27/2026

Infection prevention is not a department—it’s a culture.
Consistent, evidence-based practices are key to safer healthcare outcomes.


02/26/2026

Environmental services staff play a critical role in preventing the spread of infectious pathogens in healthcare facilities.

02/26/2026

Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed 66 new US measles infections, raising the country’s 2026 total to 982, while South Carolina’s 2025-26 outbreak grew by 11 cases, to 973 total.

02/26/2026

A new analysis of global data shows that while deaths from lower respiratory infections (LRIs) declined from 1990 to 2021, deaths caused by antibiotic-resistant LRIs in 2021 were nearly three times higher than those caused by susceptible infections.

02/26/2026

See how the LIV Process system uses advanced visualization to detect harmful pathogens like C. diff and improve your hospital’s infection prevention.

02/26/2026

Infections acquired in health care settings kill 3 times more people than car accidents each year.

02/26/2026

National data show rates dropped more than 10 points in 2 years after 2023 peak

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