Decontamination, Disinfection and Sterilization | 11.20.19
Healthcare associated infections cause an undue burden on the U.S. healthcare system with costs in the billions of dollars annually....
Environmental Infection | 10.10.19
In a recently published clinical poster titled Utilizing a Business Case to Link Reduction in Infections to Reduction in Costs,...
Decontamination, Disinfection and Sterilization | 8.15.19
Healthy skin is fundamental to our overall health. As the largest organ in our body, the skin provides a critical...
HAIs: Types and Pathogens | 8.15.19
Biofilms are complex communities of microorganisms that can attach to both biotic and abiotic surfaces and represent one of the...
Hand Hygiene | 7.8.19
Hand hygiene in healthcare settings is complex and building a high-quality hand hygiene program isn’t easy. Since 2004, The Joint...
HAIs: Types and Pathogens | 1.7.19
Colonized patients are up to 9 times more likely to develop an SSI,1 and more than 8 out of 10...
Diagnostics | 7.12.18
Routine molecular testing of the nares for the presence of Staphylococcus aureus followed by targeted decolonization of patients carrying either...
Diagnostics | 7.12.18
Data from the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) demonstrates that changing C. difficile test method alone will not decrease a...