How To Properly Clean and Disinfect Environmental Surfaces
A closer look at the proper processes to ensure safe, clean, and disinfected facilities Editor’s note: This is the second...
Are Superbugs Becoming Resistant to Disinfecting?
It turns out Friedrich Nietzsche was right when he said, “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” That...
As Patients Fell Ill With COVID-19 Inside Hospitals, Government Oversight Fell Short
By Lauren Weber and Christina Jewett One by one, the nurses taking care of actress Judi Evans at Riverside Community Hospital kept calling...
Follow the Science?
Americans have an instinctive love of science. Science put a man on the moon. Science eradicated polio. Science ended World...
The Threats from Dust in Healthcare Facilities
While dust is a common part of daily life, it can bring on serious health problems in healthcare facilities Dust...
A Hands-On Infection Prevention Strategy: Criteria for Selecting the Ideal Disinfectant
Although cleanliness may be next to godliness, it is also very closely related to disinfection. In fact, cleaning can avert the need...
Survey: Disinfection Strategies In Schools Need Improvement
Contributed by Darrel Hicks, the Co-Founder and Contributor for InfectionControl.tips A survey of 1,155 K-12 school staff were asked about their...
Patients, Staff Need Risk-Based Standards on Cleanliness
One would think that a hospital accredited by the Joint Commission is clean, but that is no guarantee. The U.S....
Cleaning Strategies for Furniture, Furnishings and Patient Care Equipment
Pieces of hospital equipment most likely to spread infection are difficult to disinfect. Have you noticed that the pieces of...
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