Superbugs : A Primer

Superbugs : A Primer

The introduction of antibiotics into modern healthcare has added years onto the average lifespan of humans in developed countries. However, the widespread use and...
Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer and Handwashing Do Not Kill Norovirus

Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer and Handwashing Do Not Kill Norovirus

What Healthcare, Food Service, and the General Public Need to Know to Protect Themselves Main Article: While the world remains focused on COVID, another bug has...
Xenex

Reduction of Healthcare Associated Infections through the use of Pulsed Xenon Ultraviolet Disinfection

 Peer Reviewed  Healthcare associated infections (HAIs) are a global problem, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths each year, life-long disability to some survivors, and requiring...
Center of Excellence for Infection Prevention and Control

Center of Excellence for Infection Prevention and Control

For Immediate Release: For more information, please contact Michael Diamond, Co-founder of The Infection Prevention Strategy at [email protected]  or visit us at www.InfectionControl.tips (www.IC.tips) and www.Infectiontips.org Opening of the international ‘Center of Excellence for Infection...
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...
Hospital Infections: The Impact On Healthcare Worker Absenteeism

Hospital Infections: The Impact on Healthcare Worker Absenteeism

Abstract About half of all healthcare worker (HCW) absence can be attributed to gastrointestinal and/or respiratory illness, two sets of conditions that could be caught...
Protecting the Patient

Protecting the Patient: Is it Time to Adopt Best Practices from the Pharmaceutical Industry?

Abstract Pharmaceutical companies spend an enormous amount of time and resources making sure that their products are safe for the patient.  If a sterile drug...
Responsible Processes for Electrostatic Sprayer Systems

Responsible Processes for Electrostatic Sprayer Systems

Abstract The advent of more efficient and effective electrostatic spraying technologies has made it possible to maintain cleaner and healthier facilities than ever before. Yet,...
Antibiotic Resistance – The return of the Four Horsemen

Antibiotic Resistance – The return of the Four Horsemen

Abstract: Antibiotics are almost single-handedly responsible for eliminating deaths and mortality caused by infectious disease. However, antibiotic resistance is disseminating among deadly pathogens, returning us...
Evaluation of a Novel Non-Sterile Glove Dispensing System

Evaluation of a Novel Non-Sterile Glove Dispensing System

 Peer Reviewed  Disclaimer: The author of this report and InfectionControl.tips declare no conflict of interest with the following critical evaluation of research data. No funds...