Posts by Dr. Syed Sattar

Dr. Syed Sattar

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Dr. Sattar (Professor Emeritus, University of Ottawa) is internationally recognized as one of the leading subject matter experts in infection prevention & control and an advisor to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the World Health Organization (WHO). Over the past 50 years of research, he has expanded our understanding of infection control in terms of both practical cleaning practices, as well as innovations towards the prevention of infections in hospitals and other public spaces. Currently Dr. Sattar is the Chief Scientific Officer for CREM Co, Inc. and an Advisory Board Member of TIPS.

The Application of ATP Bioluminescence for Rapid Monitoring of Microbiological Contamination...

 Peer Reviewed  Click Here for Print Version Disclosures: Both authors are Advisory Board members of The Infection Prevention Strategy (TIPS). TIPS sponsored this critical review. Abstract Prevention of...

Basics of Infection Prevention and Control with Special Reference to Human...

Background Coronaviruses often cause self-limiting respiratory infections similar to the ‘common cold’. However, infections by certain types of such viruses can lead to potentially fatal...

Human Pathogenic Coronaviruses: Understanding Their Environmental Survival For Better Infection Prevention...

Introduction Coronaviruses (CoV) are significant pathogens of humans and animals. Though they were first identified as the cause of respiratory infections in humans in 1965,...

Environmental Mycobacteria: Emerging Pathogens Lurking Closer to Home!

While mycobacteria are well-known causes of tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy, many other species, variously called ‘nontuberculous mycobacteria’, ‘atypical mycobacteria’ and ‘mycobacteria other than tuberculosis’,...

A Preliminary Field-Relevant Test to Assess Decontamination of High-Touch Environmental Surfaces:...

Download POSTER PDF: QCT-3 Poster CremCo Editor’s note: Editor’s note: The following work represents the preliminary work being performed by the authors. The study was sponsored by Process...