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QUAT Cleaners: A Critical Analysis of their Use
Achieving and maintaining sanitized surfaces in hospitals requires an arsenal cleaning and disinfecting products, with quaternary ammonium compounds...
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Copper,
Consumer,
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Patient Safety,
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Canada's PMRA and the United States' EPA Registrations: A Comparison
Almost every country has a government agency responsible for the health and safety of its citizens and its environment. Where those two departments...
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What are QALYs and DALYs?
How do you put an economic value on a human life? Why would you ever want to? As difficult as this quantification may be, it is a necessary practice...
A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health Advisory addresses an increase in "extensively-drug-resistant" (XDR) Shigella, the...
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Hygienic Home for the Holidays
Did everyone notice the uptick in respiratory illnesses (including COVID) that started about a week and a half after Thanksgiving? Many of us might...
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International Women's Day: Healthcare Edition
Today is International Women's Day, a day celebrating women's achievements and bringing attention to gender parity in the workforce. In different...
There is a good chance that you have Staph - Staphylococcus aureus - on your body right now. In fact, it is estimated that 25-30% of us carry Staph...
These past few weeks we have been exploring what we can learn from infection preventionists as we navigate life during a pandemic. Especially now as...
You are a patient in the hospital, recovering from a surgical procedure. You are put on antibiotics to prevent infection, and everything seems fine....
With a new year almost upon us, today's post will look at some of the healthcare industry's biggest trends. These issues, while not new, will...
We love infographics. The way one image can convey complex information in an accessible, shareable format makes infographics one of the quickest...