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Continuous Room Decontamination Technologies
The contaminated surface environment in the rooms of hospitalized patients is an important risk factor for the colonization and infection of patients with multidrug-resistant pathogens.
Antimicrobial activity of a continuous visible light disinfection system.
We evaluated the ability of high-intensity visible violet light with a peak output of 405 nm to kill epidemiologically important pathogens.
Study shows nurses' scrubs become contaminated with bacteria in hospitals
As part of the Antimicrobial Scrub Contamination and Transmission (ASCOT) Trial, researchers from Duke University Hospital, followed 40 nurses who wore three different types of scrubs over three consecutive 12-hour shifts
We must fight the deadly superbug threat with every tool we've got
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released its first list of the world's most dangerous “superbugs” – raising the alarm about 12 families of bacteria that have developed resistance to even the most powerful antibiotics, and according to the report, making hospital, nursing home stays and routine surgeries more dangerous.
Studies show benefit of disinfecting lights: 3 takeaways
During the week of Oct. 26, research examining the efficacy of disinfecting lights was displayed at the Infectious Diseases Society of America's conference in New Orleans.
New E. coli strain reinforces need for effective ES, hand hygiene, experts say
Rigorous cleaning standards can help to prevent spread of new antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Identifying and addressing weak links in any infection control protocol
It might be helpful for some to think of healthcare-associated infection prevention as an algebraic equation. That's because so many factors tie in to effectively combating HAIs, and each has a variety of complex and moving parts to be managed, monitored and assessed on an ongoing basis.
Gloves transfer bacteria between hospital surfaces, study finds
Although healthcare workers use gloves to protect both patients and themselves from bacterial contamination, new research suggests gloves themselves may play a significant role in transferring bugs between hospital surfaces.
Dr. William Rutala Article from APIC Annual Conference 2016
Dr. William Rutala, PhD, MS, MPH, CIC, University of North Carolina Health Care System, set a bold goal for the future: to prevent all infections associated with instruments and the environment.
The superbug that doctors have been dreading just reached the U.S.
For the first time, researchers have found a person in the United States carrying bacteria resistant to antibiotics of last resort, an alarming development.
How Design Can Improve Infection Prevention And Control
Twenty years ago it was a “forgone conclusion” that some patients would contract a healthcare-associated infection (HAI).
Leading the battle to control infections
Environmental services team leading infection battle at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Mass.
Infographic: Understanding and preventing hospital-acquired infections
Cleaning Services Group, a UK-based cleaning company, has produced an infographic exploring some of the more common HAIs.
Understanding The True Cost Of HAIs
Hospital leaders must balance competing priorities on a daily basis. Improving the quality of care and increasing patient satisfaction are ever-present goals. At the same time, there is pressure to reduce costs and protect the bottom line.
Using a Tracking System to Improve Infection Control and Patient Outcomes
Healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) are among the leading causes of patient disability and mortality as well as financial loss for health care institutions.
Cleaning staff cuts are putting patients at risk: hospital union
Cuts to cleaning staff at Élizabeth Bruyère Hospital are putting patients at increased risk of infection, warns the union that represents workers there.
Hospital axes almost 200 operations over infection scare while specialist cleaning takes place
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham axed all non-emergency surgeries while its air filtration system and operating theatres to be sanitised
Dr. William Rutala Article from APIC Annual Conference 2016
Dr. William Rutala, PhD, MS, MPH, CIC, University of North Carolina Health Care System, set a bold goal for the future: to prevent all infections associated with instruments and the environment.
The superbug that doctors have been dreading just reached the U.S.
For the first time, researchers have found a person in the United States carrying bacteria resistant to antibiotics of last resort, an alarming development.
How Design Can Improve Infection Prevention And Control
Twenty years ago it was a “forgone conclusion” that some patients would contract a healthcare-associated infection (HAI).
Infographic: Understanding and preventing hospital-acquired infections
Cleaning Services Group, a UK-based cleaning company, has produced an infographic exploring some of the more common HAIs.
Understanding The True Cost Of HAIs
Hospital leaders must balance competing priorities on a daily basis. Improving the quality of care and increasing patient satisfaction are ever-present goals. At the same time, there is pressure to reduce costs and protect the bottom line.
Hospitals lay battle plan to fight aggressive pathogens
Patient safety efforts widen to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria
The dirty truth of hospital cleaning: thin science
U.S. hospitals are evaluated on their ability to reduce the incidence of infections patients acquire during their stays, but there's surprisingly little evidence suggesting the best method to disinfect surfaces in patient rooms.
How your hospital can make you sick
Consumer Reports’ new Ratings of more than 3,000 U.S. hospitals show which do a good job of avoiding MRSA, C.diff, and other deadly infections
7 Sins of suboptimal disinfecting and how to mitigate them
Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality highlighted seven disinfecting challenges hospitals face, or the "seven sins of disinfecting."
Disinfection and Sterilization
by William A. Rutala, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Hospitals turn to automation to aid in cleaning
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