The CDC ended its healthcare infection control practices advisory committee on May 8, and healthcare associations and groups are decrying the decision. Each year, hospitals incur $28.4 billion to $45 ...

Experts who advise the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on its hospital infection control guidelines have voted to recommend that health care providers wear masks during routine care ...

The termination of the committee will also reduce transparency within the Department of Health and Human Services.

Updated CDC guidelines on PEP after nonoccupational HIV exposure address newer ART agents and clinical considerations for patients with a history of long-acting ART.

to create infection control guidelines, including those for hand washing, mask use and isolating sick patients, NBC News reported. The CDC shared a letter with members after a virtual meeting last ...

Four members said they were informed of the termination Friday, but it had already taken effect in late March, according to a CDC letter.

The first comprehensive guidelines dedicated to minimizing infections in patients undergoing surgeries and procedures involving regional anesthesia and acute and chronic interventional pain ...

The guidelines, which had not been updated ... any public access to the process for drafting CDC guidance on infection control for health care settings. This further undermines safety for patients ...

A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory group that shaped infection control in hospitals was shut down Experts say the committee’s closure could prevent infection guidelines ...