In case you may have missed a headline or two, ICT presents some of the most popular content from 2012 in the category of environmental hygiene. And to access our 2012 Year in Review digital issue, 

Environmental Hygiene: What We Know from Scientific Studies


http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/2012/08/environmental-hygiene-what-we-know-from-scientific-studies.aspx

Daily Disinfection of Isolation Rooms Reduces Contamination of Healthcare Workers' Hands


http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2012/09/daily-disinfection-of-isolation-rooms-reduces-contamination-of-healthcare-workers-hands.aspx

Understanding the Physiology of Healthcare Pathogens for Environmental Disinfection


http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/2012/02/understanding-the-physiology-of-healthcare-pathogens-for-environmental-disinfection.aspx

Slide Show: Clostridium difficile Prevention


http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/galleries/2012/03/clostridium-difficile-prevention.aspx

http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/galleries/2012/11/primer-on-norovirus.aspx

Dog Trained to Sniff Out Clostridium difficile


http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2012/12/dog-trained-to-sniff-out-clostridium-difficile.aspx

Keeping Afloat in a Rising Tide of Waterborne HAIs: 8 Facts Healthcare Leaders Must Know


http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/2012/11/keeping-afloat-in-a-rising-tide-of-waterborne-hais-8-facts-healthcare-leaders-must-know.aspx

Experience is the Best Teacher, Even When It Comes to Legionella Risks


http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/2012/04/experience-is-the-best-teacher-even-when-it-comes-to-legionella-risks.aspx

Superbugs Ride Air Currents Around Hospital Units


http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2012/10/superbugs-ride-air-currents-around-hospital-units.aspx

HICPAC Issues Environmental Fogging Clarification Statement


http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2012/09/hicpac-issues-environmental-fogging-clarification-statement.aspx

http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/galleries/2012/09/insights-from-2012-ahe.aspx

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Environmental Services

 environmental services (EVS) page recognizes the team responsible for sanitation and cleaning within the health care system. EVS personnel are an integral component of infection prevention in the hospital, working closely together with the health care staff to ensure patient safety and hygiene standards. 

 keeps a close eye on developments in the environmental services industry and reports on any peer-reviewed literature. This page also features video interviews with EVS and the professionals who interact with them.

		In case you may have missed a headline or two, ICT presents some of the most popular content from 2012 in the category of environmental hygiene.

2012 Year in Review: Environmental Hygiene