Previously, environmentally transmitted diseases have not always been clearly recognized as the serious threat to patient safety that we appreciate today. Emergence of multidrug-resistant organisms ...

By Chris Pursey, Gerflor Healthcare Key Account Manager. In today’s complex healthcare environment, NHS specifiers benefit ...

Infection preventionists are increasingly important — and increasingly challenged. Here’s a look at how and why.

Even as the pandemic fades further into the past, other concerns constantly threaten the skilled nursing sector, leading long-term care experts to call for stronger leadership in infection prevention ...

Thorough cleaning of single-patient hospital rooms, including “grey zones”, or the areas commonly glossed over in the cleaning process, can lower the risk of antibiotic resistant infection, according ...

No healthcare worker wants to forget about disinfecting a surface. Poor disinfection places patients at risk for preventable harms, yet it is consistently overlooked, particularly in areas with an ...

Every ASC infection control program needs to monitor daily, weekly cleaning, monthly and quarterly cleaning, according to Sandy Berreth, administrator of Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center in Baxter, Minn.

With infection control in the news, a group of prominent dentists, hygienists, and dental assistants have come together to form a new coalition called Support Clean Dentistry (SCD). Translate dental ...

The techniques used to clean and sterilize flexible ureteroscopes leave behind contamination including debris, residue, and bacteria, according to a new study. Researchers concluded that these ...