Date
Topic
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....
Hand Hygiene | 10.31.19

Nationally and internationally-recognized hand hygiene guidelines permit healthcare facilities to choose whether to use an antimicrobial or a non-antimicrobial soap....
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,...
Environmental Infection | 9.12.19

Transesophageal (TEE) ultrasound probes are expensive, delicate devices that require a certain level of care. Keep your facility’s TEE probes...
Environmental Infection | 9.12.19

This study describes an outbreak of Burkholderia cenocepacia bacteremia in 4 hospitals across Australia between the dates of March 2017...
Decontamination, Disinfection and Sterilization | 8.28.19

The skin is the largest organ system in the human body, making up roughly 16% of our body weight. When...
Hand Hygiene | 8.22.19

Ensuring compliance to fire codes and fire safety regulations can be confusing for healthcare facilities due to the many different...
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...