In the complex and evolving landscape of healthcare, ensuring optimal infection prevention strategies, particularly during a pandemic, is of utmost importance. This need and the varying opinions about it came to the fore when the nurses from Montefiore Medical Center, echoing the voices of many healthcare professionals, pleaded for access to necessary Personal Protective Equipment…
In a recent Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) meeting organized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the focus was set on providing clarifications sought by CMS, which will guide revised recommendations for controlling airborne pathogens in healthcare settings. The meeting, interspersed with votes and debates, was not devoid of surprises,…