Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children: 2017 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)

Following today’s release of the CDC’s fact sheet on antimicrobial resistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) calls for…

ARLINGTON, Virginia – The patchwork systems of global and domestic monitoring for the next infectious disease threat should be expanded, linked and better funded; and…

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) supports the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) and its members as they work to enact…

This Giving Tuesday, the SHEA Foundation invites you to be a part of something truly transformative. The SHEA Foundation is dedicated to advancing the fields…

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) stands by its support for the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) and its members work…

The Infectious Diseases Society of America and a coalition of medical professional societies released recommendations for modifying the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services sepsis…

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)isseeking applications for an Associate Editor position for Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (ICHE) to join as part…

ARLINGTON, Va. (August 25, 2023) — Avoiding the unnecessary use of indwelling catheters and promptly removing catheters that are no longer needed are the first…

Five medical societies have published a set of recommendations for operationalizing strategies for infection prevention in acute care settings that account for conditions within the…

A group of five medical organizations have released updated recommendations for the prevention of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, known as MRSA, transmission and infection. MRSA causes…

Antibiotics administered before and during surgery should be discontinued immediately after a patient’s incision is closed, according to updated recommendations for preventing surgical site infections.…

Five medical organizations say it is essential that hospitals establish antimicrobial stewardship programs to prevent Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infections. These infections, linked to antibiotic…

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