Weekly Rounds: Bug of the Month, UV-C Technology, and More

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Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending September 23.

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Here are 5 highlights from ICT®’s wide-ranging coverage of the infection prevention and control world. Everything from interviews with known opinion leaders, to the news that infection preventionists and other health care professionals can use on their jobs.

Air Quality Improved by a New Class II Medical Device

Viruses and other contaminants affect the air quality in health care, businesses, and homes. Listen to ICT®’s discussion about what should be done, and how one company is tackling the issue.

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Birx: Using Science and Data, The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Not Over

Ambassador Deborah Birx, MD, an American diplomat and infectious disease expert, once again joins Infection Control Today®, this time to talk about President Biden’s recent comment that the pandemic is over, and what can be done to mitigate the circumstances.

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Bug of the Month: Watch Your Cat for Me!

Bug of the Month helps educate readers about existing and emerging pathogens of clinical importance in health care facilities today.

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Ultraviolet C Light Technology: Effective or Waste of Money?

Despite studies that show UV-C is effective and safe, some individuals still refuse to believe it, based on experience with or studies based on first generation UV-C technology.

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Ultraviolet C Light Technology Debate: Are First and Second Generation Equal?

With the debate swirling around the efficacy and safety of UV-C technology, an individual needs which generation the product is. Infection Control Today® continues its ongoing special reporting on UV-C technology.

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