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Molnlycke Health Care Introduces New Hibiclens General Skin Cleansing Patient Kit

Molnlycke Health Care U.S., manufacturer of Hibiclens® antiseptic antimicrobial skin cleanser, introduces a General Skin Cleansing Patient Kit to be used at home prior to surgery as part of an effective strategy to fight surgical-site infections (SSIs) and ...More
March 17, 2010
Posted in News
Study Shows Bacterial Contamination Associated With Home-Laundered Surgical Scrubs is Significantly Greater Than Other Options

A study comparing the aerobic bacterial bioburden associated with surgical scrub attire shows significantly greater contamination among home-laundered attire than scrubs laundered by the healthcare facility, scrubs sent out by the facility to a third-party company for ...More
January 8, 2010
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization, PPE & Standard Precautions
Study Shows Handwashing with 4 Percent CHG Antiseptic Kills Flu Viruses

Handwashing with a 4 percent chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) antiseptic handwashing product is one effective way to stop the spread of the H1N1 influenza virus.Hibiclens Antiseptic/Antimicrobial Skin Cleanser and Hibistat Healthcare Personnel Hand Antiseptic Towelettes have ...More
June 25, 2009
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene, PPE & Standard Precautions
Survey Reveals OR Nurses Concerned about Complications Associated with Powdered Gloves

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Seven out of 10 operating room nurses attending this year’s Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) 55th Congress in Anaheim, Calif. who responded to an industry survey reported being “very concerned” about the surgical ...More
April 8, 2008
Posted in News
Survey Says 26 Percent of Moms are Concerned About Their Child's Exposure to Germs During Sports

NORCROSS, Ga. -- A recent survey of mothers of school-age athletes in the U.S. showed that only 26 percent were concerned about their child being exposed to germs during sports. Yet community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA), a type of staph ...More
March 11, 2008
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene