We're going to hear now from one hospital that dealt recently with a major deadly outbreak of a superbug. Starting in July 2011, an infection swept through the 240-bed hospital run by the National ...

Becker’s Healthcare recently spoke with Alice Brewer, director of clinical affairs for Tru-D SmartUVC, and Debra Hagberg, director of clinical affairs for PDI Healthcare, about what hospitals can do ...

In a post-pandemic future, after cleaning a hotel room, a member of the housekeeping staff moves his cart to the next room. Then he pushes a button on the tall, sleek device behind him, which then ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of a simple disinfection cap on catheters can improve disinfection of IV catheters and lower the cost of ...

Continuously active disinfection (CAD) takes traditional surface disinfection to the next level. Published evidence demonstrates the effectiveness of CAD in certain healthcare settings where its use ...

NORTHAMPTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In America’s hospitals, approximately one in 20 patients will contract a hospital-acquired infection (HAI). At Cooley Dickinson Hospital (CDH) last year, one in ...

The deadly superbug, Clostridioides difficile (C. diff), is putting up a winning fight against hospital-grade disinfectants meant to kill it, reports a pharmacy professor in a study that helps explain ...

Hospital ward cleaning with potassium peroxymonosulphate-based environmental disinfectant and a decrease in days of therapy with carbapenems were associated with a reduction in the rate of ...

A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) reports microbial contamination - including pathogenic and potentially pathogenic bacteria - on high-touch hospital ...

OBJECTIVE. To assess the efficacy of an alternative disinfection method for hospital water distribution systems contaminated with Legionella. METHODS. Disinfection with peracetic acid was performed in ...

One of the primary chlorine disinfectants currently being used to clean hospital scrubs and surfaces does not kill off the most common cause of antibiotic-associated sickness in health care settings ...

Keeping a hospital clean is crucial to preventing the spread of illnesses and prevention of sepsis. Unfortunately, a new study found microbial contamination remained on high-touch areas even after ...