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March 10th 2018

White Paper: Nasal Decolonization's Broadening Application: Replacing Contact Precautions

An increase in prevalence in healthcare settings across the continuum of care over several decades has resulted in MRSA and other multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) being given priority as targets of reduction efforts by several regulatory and advisory bodies. These include the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

March 9th 2018

Nasal Decolonization's Broadening Application: Replacing Contact Precautions

March 1st 2018

Webinar: Improving Isolation Gown Compliance

November 29th 2017

Hand Hygiene Compliance Monitoring Guidebook

September 30th 2017

Handling Clean Linen in a Healthcare Environment

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Whitepaper: An Approach to Improving the Quality and Consistency of Flexible GI Endoscope Reprocessing

August 31st 2017

The reprocessing procedure for flexible endoscopes is an intricate multi-step process that requires a significant amount of time and diligence that can vary by endoscope type and manufacturer.

The Use of a Triple-Emitter, UV-C Energy Disinfection System to Reduce CAUTI and CLABSI Rates

August 16th 2017

According to the CDC, roughly one in every 25 hospitalized patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection (HAI).1 HAIs create significant health risks and cost the healthcare industry billions of dollars each year.

Hand Hygiene: A Guidebook Exploring a Key Foundation of Infection Prevention and Control

May 24th 2017

Whether it's soap-and-water handwashing or using an antiseptic hand wash, an alcohol-based handrub (ABHR), or a surgical hand antisepsis product, hand hygiene remains a cornerstone of infection prevention and control practice. Despite indications that hand hygiene can help control the transmission of infectious microorganisms as part of a multi-modal approach, as well as innovations in product and dispenser design to enhance the user experience, hand hygiene rates remain sub-optimally low.