Infection Prevention

Infection Prevention

Infection Prevention

InfectionControl.tips Board Members Lead Discussions in Environmental Infection Prevention as ISSA Returns in Person

InfectionControl.tips Board Members Lead Discussions in Environmental Infection Prevention as ISSA Returns in Person

The Covid-19 pandemic has forever changed the cleaning industry. For those committed to public health and excellence in the cleaning industry, the ISSA North...
A Forced Air-Ozone Treatment for Decontaminating Re-usable Isolation Gowns

A Forced Air-Ozone Treatment for Decontaminating Re-usable Isolation Gowns Inoculated with Staphylococcus aureus and...

 Peer Reviewed  Click Here for Print Version Abstract Background: Isolation gowns are a potential route by which infectious agents can be disseminated between patients and thereby...
Clostridioides difficile Infection: Understatement of General Environmental Risk and Overstatement of Healthcare Environment Risk

Clostridioides difficile Infection – Understatement of General Environmental Risk and Overstatement of Healthcare Environment...

 Peer Reviewed  Click Here for Print Version Disclosures: All authors are employees of Diversey Inc Abstract Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) causes a significant amount of morbidity and...
Respiratory Viruses, How They are Transmitted, and the Potential Role of Surfaces

Respiratory Viruses, How They are Transmitted, and the Potential Role of Surfaces

 Peer Reviewed  Click Here for Print Version Disclosures: All authors are employees of Diversey Inc Abstract While respiratory viruses are a global health concern, significant gaps exist...
Antibiotic Stewardship: The Role Medical Laboratories Play

Antibiotic Stewardship: The Role Medical Laboratories Play

Abstract I often refer to antimicrobial resistance as the slow-burning pandemic that continues to spread like a smoldering wildfire – picture a large expanding, ignored...
Position on Healthcare Visitor Hand Hygiene

Position on Healthcare Visitor Hand Hygiene

Abstract Recent public health concerns call for innovative strategies to better protect clients, healthcare workers, and visitors in the healthcare setting. Pathogens can be found...
Floor Hygiene and the Under-studied Risk of Pathogen Dissemination

Floor Hygiene and the Under-studied Risk of Pathogen Dissemination

 Peer Reviewed  Click Here for Print Version Disclosures: Both authors are employees of Diversey Inc Abstract While surfaces that receive frequent hand contact are recognized for their potential...
The Impact of a Continuously Active Disinfectant on Bacterial Surface Concentrations and Biofilm Growth

The Impact of a Continuously Active Disinfectant on Bacterial Surface Concentrations and Biofilm Growth

 Peer Reviewed  Click Here for Print Version Affiliation: The University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Environment, Exposure Science and Risk...
Infection Risks Associated with Damaged Mattresses and Management Strategy Using Repair Patches

Infection Risks Associated with Damaged Mattresses and Management Strategy Using Repair Patches

Healthcare associated infections (HAIs) are among the leading threats to patient safety in healthcare facilities. It is estimated by the US Centers for Diseases...
The Truth About Sanitizing and Disinfecting

The Truth About Sanitizing and Disinfecting

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic made its horrific debut, we have all seen some rendition of this scenario: airplane personnel scurrying down the aisles...