Spores

Expert Reviews Strategies for C. diff Transmission Prevention

In his presentation, "You are What You Eat: Clostridium difficile and You," at the annual SHEA scientific meeting held earlier this week, Curtis Donskey, MD, of the Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, reviewed the sources of Clostridium difficile ...More
April 7, 2011
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene, PPE & Standard Precautions
Floating Spores Kill Malaria Mosquito Larvae

There are more than 200 million cases of malaria each year and, according to the World Health Organisation, in 2009 malaria was responsible for 781,000 deaths worldwide. Malaria is spread by mosquitoes which breed in open water and spend much of their larval stage feeding ...More
February 21, 2011
Posted in News
EPA Approves Registration of Disinfectant Designed to Kill C. diff Spores in 5 Minutes

The Clorox Company announced at the annual meeting of the Association for the Healthcare Environment (formerly known as the American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services) that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the registration of DISPATCH® ...More
September 29, 2010
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization