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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APR 15, 2019Microbiology
APR 15, 2019Hospital staff are encouraged to wash their hands to stop germs from spreading. It seems patients and rooms may also need decontamination....Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2019Health & Medicine
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DEC 06, 2018This informative video from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines the problem of antibiotic resistance....Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2018Health & Medicine
MAY 11, 2018Norovirus is a gastrointestinal bug that causes nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. While many know it as the “Cruise Ship” bug because it’s...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 13, 2017Chemistry & Physics
SEP 13, 2017The low-temperature atmospheric pressure plasma jet in action. Credit: Amanda Lietz Plasma, the fourth state of matter, is an ionized gas containing positi...Written By: Yin (Daniel) Duan
APR 15, 2019
Microbiology
APR 15, 2019
Hospital staff are encouraged to wash their hands to stop germs from spreading. It seems patients and rooms may also need decontamination....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2019
Health & Medicine
APR 11, 2019
A drug-resistant fungal yeast, Candida auris, is spreading throughout hospitals worldwide. Deemed “an urgent threat” by the Center for Disease...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 19, 2019
Microbiology
MAR 19, 2019
While every effort is made to ensure that the stuff we send into space is free of Earthly contamination, microorganisms have been detected on the ISS....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 06, 2018
Videos
DEC 06, 2018
This informative video from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlines the problem of antibiotic resistance....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2018
Health & Medicine
MAY 11, 2018
Norovirus is a gastrointestinal bug that causes nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. While many know it as the “Cruise Ship” bug because it’s...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 13, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
SEP 13, 2017
The low-temperature atmospheric pressure plasma jet in action. Credit: Amanda Lietz Plasma, the fourth state of matter, is an ionized gas containing positi...
Written By:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
