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Christiana Care Health System Involved in Key Infection Prevention Study

Christiana Care Health System's healthcare workers are participating in a major study to determine if wearing gowns and gloves for all patient care in one unit will reduce healthcare-acquired infections. Christiana Care is one of only 20 academic medical centers nationwide ...More
1 week ago
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Encompass Introduces Embrace Patient Gowns with Wrap-around Coverage

Encompass® introduces Embrace™ patient gowns. Designed with wrap-around coverage for patient dignity and comfort, plus ease of access for medical professionals, these gowns are a revolutionary step forward in patient gown design. For decades, patients have complained about ...More
January 24, 2012
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Public Comment Solicited for Development of New Isolation Gown Standard

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) announces that ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), is currently considering a new standard for isolation gowns. Since many infection ...More
October 4, 2011
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MicroCool Surgical Gown Meets AAMI Level 4 Requirements

Kimberly-Clark Health Care announces that it has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its MicroCool* Breathable High Performance Surgical Gown as meeting the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) Level 4 Standard for ...More
May 16, 2011
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Experts Share Best Practices for PPE and Barrier Protection

ICT asked experts to share their best practices relating to personal protective equipment (PPE) and/or barrier protection against infectious agents for operating room personnel. Vangie Dennis, RN, BSN, CNOR, CMLSO: As one of the largest sports medicine centers in the state ...More
March 1, 2011
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