A seismic demographic shift is afoot, with older adults expected to outnumber children by the year 2034 for the first time in U.S. history. This will result in higher demand for long-term care ...

Decolonization also decreased infection-related hospitalization among participating nursing homes by an adjusted 26.7% (95% CI 19.0%-34.5%) compared with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rigorous disinfection efforts and improved sink hygiene may prevent MDRO spread in hospitals. Efforts require a ...

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded a $13.7 million, five-year grant to a team of researchers to investigate multidrug resistant organisms (MDROs) in nursing ...

In a recent research study, eleven recipients of a kidney transplant were filled with a big batch of foreign bacteria. Lucky for them, this extra dose of microbiota served to protect them from ...

A study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases examined the association between infectious diseases consultations and death following multidrug-resistant organism infections. Researchers ...