6 Factors That Have Caused Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotic resistance has become a global threat, and with Antibiotic Awareness Week, it is important to understand the series of events that have led...
Colour-Coding to Prevent Hospital Infections
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Preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) is not as simple as implementing a hand hygiene program, investing in an ultraviolet disinfection robot or switching to a...
Hypochlorous Acid: Harnessing an Innate Response
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Human pathogens are becoming resistant to antibiotics developed over the past century, and common infections once routinely managed by conventional antibiotics can now become...
Misleading Math: Kill Claims and Log Reduction
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Logarithmic reduction is pervasive in the cleaning and disinfection literature, but many do not appreciate what it actually describes. The EPA guidelines on disinfection...
Electrostatic Technology for Surface Disinfection in Healthcare Facilities
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Studies have shown that less than 50% of environmental surfaces in patient care rooms are properly cleaned and disinfected. Evidence strongly suggests that cross...
What do We Mean When We Talk about “Cleaning” and “Disinfecting”?
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When educating the public, we often use words like clean, disinfect, and processed interchangeably. What is often overlooked is that to infection control practitioners, the differences are...
Introduction to UV Surface Disinfection
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Healthcare Acquired Infections (HAIs) are a major cause of preventable death throughout the world. It is believed the physical environment may play a more...
Floor Hygiene and the Under-studied Risk of Pathogen Dissemination
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Disclosures: Both authors are employees of Diversey Inc
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While surfaces that receive frequent hand contact are recognized for their potential...
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...
Reduction of Hospital Environmental Contamination Using Automatic UV Room Disinfection
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Conflicts of Interest
Barry Hunt – President & CEO of Class 1 Inc.
William Anderson – none.
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The use of mobile...
