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Top 5 Infection Control Today Video Interviews of 2022

Here are the top 5 video interviews from Infection Control Today for 2022.

Infection Control Today has brought its readers many interviews during the year. Here are the top 5 most popular.

Top 5 Video Interviews in 2022

Making Sense of Changing CDC Quarantine Rules for Health Care Workers

Just when should a health care professional return to work after a high-risk COVID-19 exposure? In a Q&A, Sharon Ward-Fore, MS, MT(ASCP), CIC, FAPIC, explains the CDC’s changing recommendations.

Immunity Lessons From COVID-19: Natural Infection vs Vaccination

Investigators have learned invaluable lessons from 2 and a half years of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly on human immunity. Is natural infection better for long-term protection against COVID-19 or is vaccination? What does the data say?

N95 Respirators Prove Effectively Disinfected With Ultraviolet Radiation

Remembering the COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain issues, investigators study the ehttps://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/n95-respirators-prove-effectively-disinfected-ultraviolet-radiationfficacy of reusing N95 FFRs.

Candida auris Rapidly Recontaminates Surfaces Around Patients’ Beds Despite Cleaning and Disinfection

Candida auris environmental contamination is unlikely to be adequately controlled because re-contamination occurs within hours after disinfection.

Not 'Just' Sterile Processors: HSPA Talks Industry Changes Ahead of Annual Meeting

Staff shortages, public recognition, and moving out of the medical field are all issues that the sterile processing industry has faced.


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