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Disinfection & Sterilization
Disinfection & Sterilization: Achieving disinfection and sterilization through the use of disinfectants and sterilization practices is essential for ensuring that medical and surgical instruments do not transmit infectious pathogens to patients. Because it is unnecessary to sterilize all patient-care items, healthcare policies must identify whether cleaning, disinfection, or sterilization is indicated based primarily on the items' intended use.
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MAY 14, 2025Microbiology
Bacterial cells have colonized every part of our world. But even though some can evade disinfectants to live in NASA cle ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 25, 2024Earth & The Environment
Everything on Earth and made on Earth is awash in microbial contamination, which persists through intense decontaminatio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2024Microbiology
The world is full of microorganisms, many of which are still a complete mystery to us. Scientists have been working to l ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2024Microbiology
Our skin is a natural barrier that protects our bodies from harm, and is also home to a community of microbes. But it se ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 07, 2024Earth & The Environment
Ultraviolet (UV) light is a form of electromagnetic radiation that has wavelengths from ten to 400 nanometers, which is ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 02, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Escherichia coli is a microbe that is a natural resident of the gastrointestinal tract. Some strains of this microbe can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2023Microbiology
Clostridioides difficile, often known as C. diff, is a dangerous microbe that can cause serious health problems in the g ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Hospitals are supposed to help sick people get healthy, but unfortunately, many hospitalized patients become sick with i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2023Microbiology
We share the world, and our bodies with bacteria. Many of those microbes are harmless or even beneficial, while some can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2023Health & Medicine
Since 2021, a particularly persistent and deadly strain of avian influenza, highly pathogenic avian influenza, has been ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 15, 2023Microbiology
Hospital-acquired infections, or nosocomial infections are not usually present when people are admitted to a hospital, t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/acinetobacter-baumanni ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 22, 2022Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant infections pose a serious threat to human health, which is expected to get worse. Bacterial infecti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2021Microbiology
There are many types of influenza virus, which are classified based on the proteins expressed on their surfaces. The H5N ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 02, 2021Earth & The Environment
Microplastics are widely accepted as problematic for a number of reasons. They harm wildlife, leech chemicals into our d ...Written By: Samantha LottNOV 16, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Before chlorine and other chemicals were used to treat our water, humans used to boil water to kill off bacteria and oth ...Written By: Hannah DanielOCT 08, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria that grow in colonies can be extremely difficult to eliminate; the bacteria in these groups often become resist ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2021Health & Medicine
As treatments and infection control practices surrounding COVID-19 continue to evolve, nanotechnological solutions are b ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioAUG 24, 2021Immunology
An exploration into the human immune response after a COVID-19 infection has revealed a surprising finding: women produc ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 18, 2020Chemistry & Physics
New research published in Advanced Nano-Biomed Research contemplates the physical dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 on abiotic ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 08, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that drug-resistant bacteria can hang around even after deep cleaning. They used genome sequencin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 08, 2020Microbiology
There is a cold and flu season, and many researchers have tried to explain why the viruses that cause these illnesses te ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2020Health & Medicine
Bird droppings are unsightly and often inconvenient, depending on where they land. They also carry some health risks, an ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 02, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Ultraviolet (UV) (10-400 nm) light is everywhere. It constitutes 10 percent of the total electromagnetic radiation in th ...Written By: Daniel Duan
MAY 14, 2025
Microbiology
Bacterial cells have colonized every part of our world. But even though some can evade disinfectants to live in NASA cle
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 25, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Everything on Earth and made on Earth is awash in microbial contamination, which persists through intense decontaminatio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2024
Microbiology
The world is full of microorganisms, many of which are still a complete mystery to us. Scientists have been working to l
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2024
Microbiology
Our skin is a natural barrier that protects our bodies from harm, and is also home to a community of microbes. But it se
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 07, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Ultraviolet (UV) light is a form of electromagnetic radiation that has wavelengths from ten to 400 nanometers, which is
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Escherichia coli is a microbe that is a natural resident of the gastrointestinal tract. Some strains of this microbe can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2023
Microbiology
Clostridioides difficile, often known as C. diff, is a dangerous microbe that can cause serious health problems in the g
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Hospitals are supposed to help sick people get healthy, but unfortunately, many hospitalized patients become sick with i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2023
Microbiology
We share the world, and our bodies with bacteria. Many of those microbes are harmless or even beneficial, while some can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2023
Health & Medicine
Since 2021, a particularly persistent and deadly strain of avian influenza, highly pathogenic avian influenza, has been
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 15, 2023
Microbiology
Hospital-acquired infections, or nosocomial infections are not usually present when people are admitted to a hospital, t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/acinetobacter-baumanni
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2022
Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant infections pose a serious threat to human health, which is expected to get worse. Bacterial infecti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2021
Microbiology
There are many types of influenza virus, which are classified based on the proteins expressed on their surfaces. The H5N
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 02, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Microplastics are widely accepted as problematic for a number of reasons. They harm wildlife, leech chemicals into our d
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
NOV 16, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Before chlorine and other chemicals were used to treat our water, humans used to boil water to kill off bacteria and oth
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
OCT 08, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria that grow in colonies can be extremely difficult to eliminate; the bacteria in these groups often become resist
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2021
Health & Medicine
As treatments and infection control practices surrounding COVID-19 continue to evolve, nanotechnological solutions are b
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
AUG 24, 2021
Immunology
An exploration into the human immune response after a COVID-19 infection has revealed a surprising finding: women produc
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 18, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
New research published in Advanced Nano-Biomed Research contemplates the physical dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 on abiotic
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 08, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have found that drug-resistant bacteria can hang around even after deep cleaning. They used genome sequencin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 08, 2020
Microbiology
There is a cold and flu season, and many researchers have tried to explain why the viruses that cause these illnesses te
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2020
Health & Medicine
Bird droppings are unsightly and often inconvenient, depending on where they land. They also carry some health risks, an
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 02, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Ultraviolet (UV) (10-400 nm) light is everywhere. It constitutes 10 percent of the total electromagnetic radiation in th
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan