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Scientists Study Disinfection and MRSA Bacterial Load Reduction on Surfaces

In a presentation at the International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control (ICPIC) held in Geneva, Switzerland June 29-July 2, 2011, researchers from Brazil reported on a study in which they sought to compare two disinfectants -- peracetic acid (0.1 percent) ...More
July 7, 2011
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
Medivators Announces FDA Clearance of DSD Edge Automated Endoscope Reprocessor

Medivators Reprocessing Systems, a Minntech Corporation business group, announces it has received FDA 510(k) clearance of the Medivators DSD Edge automated endoscope reprocessor for the high-level disinfection of flexible, heat-sensitive endoscopes. The Medivators DSD ...More
April 8, 2010
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
Following Disinfection and Sterilization Recommendations Requires Collaboration

The 2008 “Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities,” authored by William Rutala, PhD, MPH, David Weber, MD, MPH, and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), was finally issued in November following a ...More
January 29, 2009
Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization