Personal Protective Equipment

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June 14th 2011

Ansell Provides Medical Gloves and Supplies to Tornado Relief Effort

June 14th 2011

Dental Bib Chains Pose Cross-Contamination Threat

June 9th 2011

Best Practices for Addressing CDI

June 9th 2011

National Fit Testing Services to Expand In-Service Training Program

June 2nd 2011

NIOSH Solicits Comment on Personal Protective Technologies Conformity Assessment

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A Shield of Protection: Unmet Needs in COVID-19 Prevention and Control

Onyema Ogbuagu, MD, FACP, FIDSA; Jeffery A. Goad, PharmD, MPH; William P. Hanage, PhD

PA Patient Safety Authority Examines Unsafe Injection Practices

June 1st 2011

Fun Fact: Biggest Hospitals and PPE Use

May 31st 2011

Dangerous Bacteria Found on Patients' Cell Phones

May 31st 2011

MREPC Says Petition to Ban Latex Gloves Confers No Clear Benefit to Healthcare Sector

May 24th 2011

Hospital Ban on Physician Neckties, Other Attire Proposed in NY Bill

May 23rd 2011

Simple Face Masks Could Significantly Prevent Spread of TB to Non-Infected Patients

May 17th 2011

MicroCool Surgical Gown Meets AAMI Level 4 Requirements

May 16th 2011

Nexera Medical's Surgical N95 Respirator Mask Features Embedded Antibacterial Performance

May 16th 2011

Scabies Outbreak Linked to Nurse's Dirty Compression Glove

May 6th 2011

Senate Hearing Examines Mismanagement and Unhygienic Practices at Dayton VA Medical Center

May 5th 2011

Measles Outbreak Underscores Need for Continued Vigilance in Healthcare Settings

April 29th 2011

Textile Technology Studies Suggest New Performance Standards for Medical Uniforms are Possible

April 29th 2011

Group Tells FDA that Latex Medical Gloves Should be Banned

April 26th 2011

Kimberly-Clark Health Care Announces Price Increase

April 20th 2011

Ansell Debuts Two New Derma Prene IsoTouch Surgical Gloves

April 18th 2011

VA Infection Control Practices Featured in New England Journal of Medicine

April 14th 2011

Active Surveillance, Barrier Precautions Have Little Effect on Bacterial Spread

April 13th 2011

FDA Clears Single-Use Antibacterial Surgical Respirator

April 11th 2011

Expert Reviews Strategies for C. diff Transmission Prevention

April 7th 2011

Double Gloving: Myth Versus Fact

April 5th 2011

For healthcare professionals, their hands are their livelihood. It is important that they protect their hands and their health in order to protect the health of their patients. One proven step that better protects healthcare professionals hands from the dangers inherent in the operating room is double-gloving.

Ansell Announces Price Increases for NRL Surgical and Examination Gloves for Europe Customers

March 30th 2011

Frost & Sullivan New Product Innovation Award Presented to JSP Ltd. for FilterSpec

March 29th 2011

Expert Emphasizes the Role of Hand Hygiene, Contact Precautions and Cleaning in HAI Prevention

March 24th 2011

Dental Bib Chains are Potential Source for Infection and Disease

March 22nd 2011

Researcher Explores Whether Contact Precautions Do More Harm Than Good