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How NOT to Clean a Hospital Room

Biocidal > Antimicrobial

Career Focus: How To Become an Infection Preventionist

What Are ESKAPE Pathogens?

Environmental Services: First Line of Defense Against HAIs

A surprising product recall this week might remind healthcare workers of a known risk in hospital infection control and prevention: The contamination...

We have often discussed the different terms used to describe products that clean the patient environment in this blog. Using the correct terms, and...

This week is International Infection Prevention Week (#IIPW) where we celebrate Infection Preventionists, the multi-faceted professionals who keep us...

In 2008, the medical field presented data to the federal government in support of funding to study antimicrobial resistance in hospital-associated...

Consider a staff position "as important as the medical staff [since] an unclean and unsafe medical facility cannot function properly" (Healthsource,...

Have you ever struggled with a gas nozzle that didn't fit, only to find it was for the wrong type of fuel? Or have you ever tried to add one last...

In the 1970s, infection control and prevention became a specialty in it's own right. Since then, the role and expertise of the individual tasked with...

Epidemiology Dangers After a Hurricane Passes

This past week saw a devastating hurricane barrel into the United States. Hurricane Ian, which began as a tropical wave east of the Winward Islands,...

Infection prevention and control is a challenging field. There is the long training and certification process. There are the long hours of on-the-job...

In a widely-circulated interview, President Biden stated that the pandemic was, in effect, over. While not an official statement and also clarified...

This series on outpatient services and infection control can seem rather dismal. Thankfully, most outpatient facilities are safe and only a small...

We recently heard a chilling story: An ER doctor shared that he was treating many of his patients in the waiting room - diagnosing, providing...

Health.Care | An Educational Blog

How NOT to Clean a Hospital Room

Biocidal > Antimicrobial

Career Focus: How To Become an Infection Preventionist

What Are ESKAPE Pathogens?

Environmental Services: First Line of Defense Against HAIs

How NOT to Clean a Hospital Room

Biocidal > Antimicrobial

Career Focus: How To Become an Infection Preventionist

What Are ESKAPE Pathogens?

Environmental Services: First Line of Defense Against HAIs

Poka-Yoke: How To Error-Proof Infection Control

Career Focus: What is an Infection Preventionist?

Hurricane Epidemiology: Dangers After The Storm

Thankful For... The Next Generation of Infection Preventionists

We Now Return to Your Regularly Scheduled Pandemic: Hospital Associated Infections

Outpatient Services and Infection Control: Moving Forward [Part 5]

What the Nation's Nursing Shortage Means for Infection Control