2016 Year in Review: Environmental Hygiene

ICT presents a review of the top news and features relating to environmental hygiene in 2016.

Research Finds Zika Virus Can Live for Hours on Hard, Non-Porous Surfaces
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2016/11/research-finds-zika-virus-can-live-for-hours-on-hard-nonporous-surfaces.aspx

Soiled Clinical Linens May Cause Environmental Contamination in Hospitals
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2016/11/soiled-clinical-linens-may-cause-environmental-contamination-in-hospitals.aspx

Cleanliness is Contagious: Analyzing the Significance of HCAHPS' Question 8
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/2016/11/cleanliness-is-contagious-analyzing-the-significance-of-hcahps-question-8.aspx

Does Using Same Hospital Bed as Prior Patient Who Received Antibiotics Increase C. diff Risk?
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2016/10/does-using-same-hospital-bed-as-prior-patient-who-received-antibiotics-increase-c-diff-risk.aspx

Latest Study Shows UV Light Disinfection Significantly Reduces Clostridium difficile Incidence
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2016/10/latest-study-shows-uv-light-disinfection-significantly-reduces-clostridium-difficile-incidence.aspx

Hospital Hot Water System Promotes the Growth of Legionella pneumophila
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2016/09/hospital-hot-water-system-promotes-the-growth-of-legionella-pneumophila.aspx

HLAC Board Members Address Imperatives Related to Healthcare Textiles
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/2016/09/hlac-board-members-address-imperatives-related-to-healthcare-textiles.aspx

A Question for the IP: How is Your Facility Laundering its Linens Today?
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/2016/08/a-question-for-the-ip-how-is-your-facility-laundering-its-linens-today.aspx

Industry Roundtable: Sporicides, Quaternary Ammonium Compounds and Advanced Hydrogen Peroxide
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/articles/2016/05/industry-roundtable-sporicides-quaternary-ammonium-compounds-and-advanced-hydrogen-peroxide.aspx

Review Addresses Technologies for Improving Cleaning and Disinfection of Environmental Surfaces
http://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/news/2016/04/review-addresses-technologies-for-improving-cleaning-and-disinfection-of-environmental-surfaces.aspx