Infection Prevention

Infection Prevention

Infection Prevention

Evaluation of Bioburden Reduction with the Use of Stethoscope Covers

Evaluation of Bioburden Reduction with the Use of Stethoscope Covers

 Peer Reviewed  Click Here for Print Version Disclaimer: The authors of this report and InfectionControl.tips declare no conflict of interest with the following critical evaluation...
Building Water Systems: The Sustainability and Public Health Nexus

Building Water Systems: The Sustainability and Public Health Nexus

The healthcare system is complex and often disjointed in its planning and policy-making. Decisions about patient care and building care rarely have the same...
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FDA Ruling On TRANS FATS (PHOs)

Abstract: This article provides some information about the current state of trans fats regulation in the United States and the European Union. Main Article: Regulation in the...

TIPS Sudden Science Trial #1019811 – High Touch UV Disinfection Device

We are seeking up to twenty (20) facilities within the USA to use the UV-CLEAN device for a 30-day trial period. THIS OPPORTUNITY HAS CLOSED. THANK...
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...
Walking in the Woods – Lyme Disease

Walking in the Woods – Lyme Disease

I remember enjoying my walks in the woods in Manitoba, Canada, and never being too concerned about anything, maybe a turned-over tree, wet spots,...
FOCUS Series

Newly Published HAI Series for Clinical Laboratory Professionals

We are pleased to announce that two of our authors, Rodney E. Rohde and Amber Mitchell, have collaborated on a series of FOCUS articles...
Disease ‘X’ – The Next Pandemic?

Disease ‘X’ – The Next Pandemic?

When the WHO created the term Disease X in early 2018, Covid was not yet on the horizon. However, Disease X was mentioned together...
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever – An Up “Tick” in 2023

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever – An Up “Tick” in 2023

What is CCHF? Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus (CCHFV) is a tick-borne virus belonging to the genus Nairovirus, family Bunyaviridae (Kuehnert, 2021). The disease was first described in...
Eat, Drink and Stay Healthy

Eat, Drink and Stay Healthy

Eat, Drink and Stay Healthy It's that time of year when the calendar fills up with banquets, potluck dinners, parties and big family celebrations. Food...