What Topics and News Does Infection Control Today Cover?

Infection Control Today (infectioncontroltoday.com) is a trade publication for infection prevention and control (IPC) professionals, covering pathogen outbreaks, sterilization and disinfection practice, and career and certification news. It is most useful if you work in infection prevention, environmental services (EVS), sterile processing, or facility leadership and want a single source for practice-relevant updates and commentary. Content is in English and includes articles, columns, podcasts, and videos; the site shows a "Subscribe" link, so some access or newsletters may require signing up.

Pathogens and outbreak news

The site tracks emerging and ongoing infectious disease stories, often with a practical angle for IPC teams rather than general public health reporting. Recent items include:

• Ebola — outbreak spread outpacing response capacity
• Dengue — rising cases in Florida
• Lyme disease — testing limitations and a more complex clinical picture
• Measles and ringworm — updates covered in the weekly rounds format

A recurring "ICT Weekly Rounds" post bundles several of these into one update, which is useful if you want a periodic catch-up instead of reading each story separately.

Infection prevention practice

A large share of coverage addresses day-to-day operational problems in health care settings:

• Disinfectant IFU conflicts — how IPC and EVS teams reconcile conflicting instructions for use
• Surgical mask fit and fogging — why small disruptions matter in the operating room
• Sterile processing — coordination as a performance measure, maintenance practices, and what happens when the function fails
• Dental infection control — common violations and prevention
• Select agents in acute care — managing high-consequence pathogens

These pieces tend to be written by or for practitioners, so they focus on workflow and coordination problems rather than only policy.

Career, certification, and leadership

The publication also covers the professional side of infection prevention:

• CBIC recertification — what the industry IPU policy means for individual IPs
• Career pathways — global IPC leaders discussing how diverse routes into the field strengthen it
• Leadership reflections — for example, an outgoing HSPA president on advocacy, certification, and the future of sterile processing
• Burnout — including sterile processing burnout as a workforce issue

Formats to expect

How to use it

If you want a quick read, start with the Trending list or the latest Weekly Rounds post to see what the field is talking about that week. If you are researching a specific practice problem — disinfectant IFUs, mask fit, sterile processing workflow — use the topic areas above as search terms and expect practitioner-level detail rather than introductory explanations. Note that headlines and dates on the site run ahead of the current calendar in the material reviewed here, so treat timestamps as publication metadata rather than a guide to what is happening today.