The agency last revised the guidelines, "Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings," in 2007, and now the group that advises the CDC on infection ...

The changes include new guidance for when to stay home when sick, when people should test for COVID-19 and when to put on masks. Here's the latest about the CDC's new recommendations.

Medical experts advise for people not to let their guards down as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issues new COVID-19 isolation guidelines. The CDC dropped its five-day isolation ...

Dr. Susan Monarez is slated to be sworn in as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, a ...

The tool is intended to help hospitals assess the efficiency and adequacy of existing infection control programs and also offers recommendations for improvement. The tool is comprised of 21 modules ...

The checklist, “Infection Prevention Checklist for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care,” is a companion to the new CDC Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings: ...

In the 1990s, the committee added recommendations to CDC's earlier guidance, and in 2002, HICPAC released updated recommendations underscoring the use of alcohol-based hand rubs and routine ...