2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (98+ words) Contagious Conversations" hosts, Brenna Doran, Ph D, MA, ACC, CIC, AL-CIP, and Heather Stoltzfus, MPH, RN, CIC, along with guest Jonnie Jacobs, discuss how hiring managers often lack visibility into how their salary ranges compare to the broader market until…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (84+ words) Recent public health layoffs have created a surge of epidemiologists and infection prevention professionals seeking roles in acute care settings. This shift is increasing interest in transitioning into hospital-based IPC positions. Contagious Conversations" hosts, Brenna Doran, Ph D, MA, ACC,…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (821+ words) Test your infection prevention and control knowledge with this IPC-themed crossword puzzle featuring terms and concepts related to hand hygiene, sterilization, PPE, outbreak prevention, and health care-associated infections. Designed for health care professionals, the puzzle offers an engaging way to…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (536+ words) Back in 2014, working as an infection preventionist (IP) at a small community hospital in East Los Angeles, I was planning on how to respond if an Ebola patient walked into our emergency department. That question is back. And this time,…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (188+ words) The 2026 Ebola outbreak has now spread to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, with the WHO reporting more than 513 cases and over 130 suspected deaths linked to the Bundibugyo strain, which currently has no approved vaccine or treatment. This article…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (512+ words) Candida auris, now reclassified Candidozyma auris, has emerged as a very concerning public health scourge. This rapidly spreading yeast poses a major challenge for infection control teams, and its frequent multidrug resistance calls for a systematic, strategic approach within health…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (81+ words) Specialized recruiters help streamline hiring by thoroughly vetting infection prevention candidates to match specific organizational needs. Contagious Conversations hosts, Brenna Doran, Ph D, MA, ACC, CIC, AL-CIP, and Heather Stoltzfus, MPH, RN, CIC, along with guest Jonnie Jacobs, discuss how…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (277+ words) Infection prevention is an essential health care domain. The pandemic put our work on the main stage for a while, and many people are looking for a way into this crucial career. Sadly, the professionals who help bedside staff safeguard…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (630+ words) Hantaviruses belong to the family Hantaviridae and the order Bunyavirales. They are enveloped, negative-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses with a genome comprising small (S), medium (M), and large (L) segments. These segments encode a nucleocapsid protein, glycoproteins Gn and Gc, and the RNA-dependent RNA…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (771+ words) Sterile processing departments (SPDs) are often called the invisible backbone of surgical care. Patients may never see these teams, but every surgical instrument used in an operating room depends on their ability to properly clean, inspect, assemble, sterilize, and distribute…...