TIPS JournalInfectionControl.tips · ISSN 2369-7342
Global science and perspectives on infection prevention - for practitioners, researchers and the public.
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Proper hygiene practices are important to help mitigate contamination of floors with microbial pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus that can be transmitted to high touch surfaces in a health facility. We hypothesized that the…
TIPS sponsored this critical review. Abstract Prevention of the transmission of infectious agents from high-touch environmental surfaces (HITES) indoors requires a combination of proper disinfection as well as monitoring to ensure microbiological safety.…
Abstract Background: Isolation gowns are a potential route by which infectious agents can be disseminated between patients and thereby require decontaminating between uses. Lightly soiled gowns for general use (Level 1) within healthcare…
Historically it has been believed that a most healthcare onset CDI (HO-CDI) is a result of environmental exposure to C. difficile spores while in a healthcare facility, resulting in hospital onset C. difficile…
This paper reviews the current evidence of transmission for a range of respiratory viruses. The studies discussed indicate that contact transmission is an opportunistic mode of transmission for respiratory viruses and that hand…
This commentary reviews a convenience sample of the available literature on floor hygiene and discusses emerging thinking on the potential role of floors in contributing to infection risk, especially in healthcare facilities. Background/Introduction…
Affiliation: The University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Environment, Exposure Science and Risk Assessment Center (www.esrac.arizona.edu), Tucson, AZ, USA. Reynolds received funding from Medentech to evaluate third-party data…
Cite as: Christine Greene, MPH PhD, Bryan D. Schindler, PhD. (2020) Efficacy of Ultraviolet Light Coupled with Ozone as a Germicidal Against Eight Healthcare Associated Environmental Pathogens. InfectionControl.tips. Abstract Background Floors are a…
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 Abstract The COVID-19 global pandemic has led to widespread shortages of…
Abstract Photodisinfection therapy (PDT) is a treatment modality that involves the administration of a light-sensitive compound, known as a photosensitizer (PS), followed by light irradiation at a specific wavelength that excites or “activates”…
Abstract The computers at nurse’s stations, patient rooms and mobile carts are used 24 hours a day. They are rarely manually wiped down or disinfected and there is seldom training or documented procedures…
tips declare no conflict of interest with the following critical evaluation and research. No funds or influence were provided to InfectionControl.tips by any parties. Abstract Contaminated surfaces in hospitals play an important role in the transmission…
tips declare no conflict of interest with the following critical evaluation and research. No funds or influence were provided to InfectionControl.tips by any parties. Abstract Hospital wash basins are well known and established sources of hospital-acquired…
Abstract The pillow is an oft-overlooked link in a chain of cross-infection between patients. In this review, various links of that chain are examined. Evidence is presented to support the existence of viable…
Background: Clostridium difficile is a spore-forming, Gram-positive anaerobic bacillus that can lead to antibiotic-associated diarrhea and sepsis.1 Since C. difficile is shed in feces, any surface that becomes contaminated with feces can serve as…
tips declare no conflict of interest with the following article. Testing was performed at the Jacobs Institute, Buffalo Niagara University Medical Campus. No direct funds were received for the research performed. Abstract The…
tips declare no conflict of interest with the following critical evaluation and research. No funds or influence were provided to the authors or InfectionControl.tips by any parties. Abstract Silver is regularly employed as an…
Method: Three delivery application systems were tested to find the efficiency of coverage from 0° to 180° of a curved, liquid sensitive paper using a traditional hand sprayer, a low pressure directional sprayer,…
Conflicts of Interest Barry Hunt – President & CEO of Class 1 Inc. William Anderson – none. Abstract The use of mobile ultraviolet (UV) germicidal irradiation has been documented to reduce contamination levels…
tips declare no conflict of interest with the following critical evaluation and research. No funds or influence were provided to the authors or InfectionControl.tips by any parties. Abstract: The spread of hospital acquired…
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