Coronavirus Article Round Up by Dr. Rodney Rohde
Medical laboratory and public health professionals play an integral role in the healthcare system by not only providing diagnostic services that directly impact therapeutic...
Human Pathogenic Coronaviruses: Understanding Their Environmental Survival For Better Infection Prevention And Control
Introduction
Coronaviruses (CoV) are significant pathogens of humans and animals. Though they were first identified as the cause of respiratory infections in humans in 1965,...
COVID-19: The Straight Facts
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With the current outbreak, it is important to discern what are...
#PublicHealth Matters ALL the time to EVERYONE – Public Health Thank You Day #PHTYD19
Abstract
Public Health Thank You Day is November 25, 2019. #PHTYD10 is a time to recognize public health professionals who work tirelessly every day to...
Environmental Mycobacteria: Emerging Pathogens Lurking Closer to Home!
While mycobacteria are well-known causes of tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy, many other species, variously called ‘nontuberculous mycobacteria’, ‘atypical mycobacteria’ and ‘mycobacteria other than tuberculosis’,...
The AMR Challenge: Accelerating the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance
Later this month, as world leaders assemble at the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, the US HHS Secretary, Alex Azar,...
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,...
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...
Misleading Math: Kill Claims and Log Reduction
Abstract
Logarithmic reduction is pervasive in the cleaning and disinfection literature, but many do not appreciate what it actually describes. The EPA guidelines on disinfection...
Leveraging Combination Disinfection for Floors
Abstract
Floors are an underappreciated fomite or source of pathogens. These pathogens can transfer to our hands, and from there, further spread to other surfaces...
