Cost-Effectiveness of Point of Use Water Filtration for Waterborne Infections
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Background
Numerous articles have...
COVID-19: The Straight Facts
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With the current outbreak, it is important to discern what are...
Swapping Spit in the Chip Dip
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Double dippers beware. Like kissing, more surprises await you than you would realize. Recent studies have shown that the transmission of bacteria from the...
I guess everything changes when it happens to you! Editorial Reflections on World...
Editorial By Rodney E. Rohde, PhD
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On any given day, approximately 1 in 25 inpatients in U.S. acute care hospitals has at least one healthcare–associated...
Abstract: Reducing Risk with Novel Fecal Management Tools
Editors Note: The following is an abstract of an upcoming perspective article.
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The risk of transmission of Norovirus and Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infections in...
The New Regulatory Landscape for UV-C: What EVS and IP Leaders Need To Know
We just returned from this year’s AHE Exchange and APIC conferences—two of the largest gatherings of healthcare environmental and infection prevention professionals. While we...
A Quick Look at Hypochlorous Acid for Eco-friendly Hospital Disinfection
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Safely and effectively eliminating pathogens from surfaces without causing harm to patients, health care staffs, or capital equipment can be incredibly challenging, especially with...
Increasing Importance of Barriers for Protection from Infectious Disease
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Reduction of hospital-acquired infections is a major priority for hospital systems around the world. However, adoption of new technologies is often stunted due to...
Surgical Site Infection Surveillance: Should You Compare Me to My Neighbour?
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Despite being preventable in most cases, surgical site infections still occur following 5% of all surgeries in Europe and North America. At the Infection...
Time to turn Cleaning Staff into Certified Technicians
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Healthcare-associated infections claim thousands of lives and cost the healthcare system billions of dollars annually. While the proper cleaning and disinfection of the physical...
