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Infection Control Tomorrow

Learn more about Infection Control Tomorrow, the industry's most progressive 2-day in-person event discussing traditional strategies and leading ...read more

Science Summit: Emerging Pathogens

The Science Summits provide an opportunity for manufacturers in the infection prevention and control arena to present and explain the science behind ...read more

The Volatile World of Influenza Viruses

The current global influenza situation is characterized by a number of trends that must be closely monitored. These include: an increase in the ...read more

Clostridium difficile Infections

Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) caused almost half a million infections among patients in the United States in a single year, according to a ...read more

Preoperative CHG Bathing

This report addresses patient skin cleansing with chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) as an effective intervention in the arsenal against surgical site ...read more

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Infection Control Today: Surface Disinfectants

Keeping healthcare surfaces clean is not just a matter of slapping bleach on a tabletop and calling it clean. In general, cleaning staff can use a broad-spectrum, all-purpose disinfectant, but in special cases, the healthcare team must consider which product is right for ...More
June 1, 2006 Posted in Articles
Designed to Kill?

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently added laparoscopic and endoscopic electrosurgical accessories to its list of critical reprocessed single-use devices (SUDs) whose exemption from pre-market requirements has been terminated and for which validation data, as ...More
June 1, 2006 Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization
Liquid Waste Management and Disposal

In Part I of this series, the focus was proper fluid management by operating room (OR) personnel, their training, their awareness of state and city regulations, and annual competency testing. In Part II, we address the new technologies available and how to reduce costs ...More
June 1, 2006 Posted in Articles
Hand Hygiene:

A WAR IS BEING waged against infectious agents, with newly energized efforts on both a domestic and a global front to boost hand-hygiene compliance. On the domestic front, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), the originator of the 100,000 Lives Campaign, has ...More
June 1, 2006 Posted in Articles, Environmental Hygiene, Hand Hygiene, PPE & Standard Precautions
Welcome to Our New Website!

If you have been reading ICT since 2000, you know that I have an opinion on just about everything, and I blame that on being a newspaperwoman for the majority of my 20-plus-year career in publishing. ...More
June 1, 2006 Posted in Blogs
Keeping MRSA from Spreading

Question: Is there an effective way to keep MRSA from spreading throughout a facility? Some fail-safe means of training staff to have good hand hygiene, for example? Response: I’m not convinced that any intervention is fail-safe in the prevention and control of antibiotic ...More
June 1, 2006 Posted in Articles, Environmental Hygiene, Hand Hygiene, PPE & Standard Precautions
Quick-Med Technologies, Inc. to Address Congressional 21st Century Healthcare Caucus on Hospital Infection Prevention

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Quick-Med Technologies, Inc. announces that it will present its NIMBUS technology as a potential solution for preventing hospital infections at a Congressional Technology Briefing to be hosted by the Unites States House of Representatives' 21st Century ...More
June 1, 2006 Posted in News
Best Practices for Steam Sterilization

Question: What are the best practices for utilizing steam to sterilize? Response: One best practice would be to follow the sterilizer manufacturer's instructions when using your sterilizer. Another great practice would be for device manufacturers of instruments or ...More
June 1, 2006 Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization
Proper Storage for Sterile Supplies

Question: How does one properly store sterile supplies for the OR? Response: According to the current standard, items must be stored in a humidity controlled environment,covered in plastic or in a cabinet with doors or in storage devices that do not allow dust to settle. ...More
June 1, 2006 Posted in Articles
HHS Report Indicates Two-Thirds of ICU Patients Receive Suboptimal Care

A newly released report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) indicates that two-thirds of patients needing critical care services may be receiving suboptimal care, because the current demand for critical care services has surpassed the supply of ...More
June 1, 2006 Posted in News