Advanced Technology

Programs seeking to implement advances in health care epidemiology must critically evaluate their impact on infection prevention processes, patient safety, and cost prior to wholesale adoption.

Infection Control Today's® Product Locator is a monthly column highlighting some of the latest advanced technology in the infection prevention field.

For terminal cleans, investigators studied the effect of UV-C disinfection added to chlorine-based disinfectants on the likelihood of MDRO transmission from the source occupant to subsequently exposed occupants.

Collaboration of a team from Inova Health with La Forma Medical developed an isolation gown that was cooler, better fitting, and more environmentally-friendly than disposables.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending June 3.

AMR and surgical site infections are a consistent issue for surgeries, and often surgeons feel they have done everything they can to reduce the risk, and yet the event still occurs with an alarming frequency. Is there anything novel that can be done? ICT® tries to find out.

Infection preventionists and the equipment and cleansers they use gained a spotlight during the COVID-19 pandemic. These include both established and innovative materials.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending May 27.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending May 20.

Despite various techniques that health care facilities use to facilitate 100% hand hygiene compliance from their health care workers, barriers still must be overcome.

A new comprehensive article lays out best practice guidelines for 14 areas of infection prevention and control.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending May 13.

Swiss hospital developed and implemented “Clean Hands,” and the results are significant over paper data collection.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending May 6.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending April 29.

Previously, reduction of other organisms, like VRE, C difficile, and MRSA had been demonstrated by this combination.

Live attenuated influenza vaccine particles were released into a closed room to measure how many particles would get through the HVAC system.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending April 15.

Remembering the COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain issues, investigators study the efficacy of reusing N95 FFRs.

Susan “Suzy” Scott, MSN, RN, WOC Nurse, also speaks to Infection Control Today® about incident tracking and electronic medical records.

After an Expo like no other, Dennis looks forward to the 70th year of advocacy for perioperative nurses.

From 2014 to 2021, continued FDA reports have shown multidrug-resistant bacteria contaminating 6 types of endoscopes have had fatal consequences.

The letter comes after a year of reprocessing validation testing and a voluntary medical device recall.

Rethinking the application of air disinfection in the era of COVID-19.

IPs can provide valuable input on construction projects, water safety, and ventilation.

The technology allows the drape to be used without harming fragile or sensitive skin.

The system gives infection preventionists another tool to combat the pathogen despite implementation challenges.

Summary: Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending March 18.

A public/private enterprise taps into the entrepreneurial urge that will hopefully help the United States avoid the disastrous shortages of personal protective equipment that deviled the health care system in the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The electrostatic sprayer method kills nearly 100% of pathogens. It also kills the COVID-19 virus. But is that overkill?