Masking or Not Masking (the ongoing discussion)
It’s now the end of 2022, and in addition to Covid-19, Influenza and RSV have been causing a significant strain on the public’s health....
A Forced Air-Ozone Treatment for Decontaminating Re-usable Isolation Gowns Inoculated with Staphylococcus aureus and...
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Background: Isolation gowns are a potential route by which infectious agents can be disseminated between patients and thereby...
Sequential UV-C and Thermal Decontamination for Reuse of N95 Face Masks during the COVID19...
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Cite as: Xiaobao et al (2020) Sequential UV-C and Thermal Decontamination for Reuse of N95 Face Masks during the COVID19 Pandemic. InfectionControl.tips. 5:1-9
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Overview of Chemical Disinfection of N95 FFRs
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Introduction
Disinfection and re-use of N95 full...
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...
Silver Embedded Textiles: A Novel Barrier to Infectious Diseases
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Evaluation of Bioburden Reduction with the Use of Stethoscope Covers
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Personal Protective Equipment Strikethrough: Risk or Rhetoric?
Abstract:
The CBS investigative news program “60 Minutes” aired a segment called “Strikethrough: A Matter of Life, Death, and Litigation” on Sunday May 1, 2016....