DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hospital-acquired infections are one of the largest challenges affecting both the safety of patient care and the skyrocketing costs of health care, with these infections ...

A Queen's University infectious disease expert has collaborated in the development of a disinfection system that may change the way hospital rooms all over the world are cleaned as well as stop bed ...

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SOUTH CHARLESTON, W. Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Thomas Memorial Hospital today announced it is the first hospital in West Virginia to use the Xenex PX-UV disinfection system in its operating rooms. The ...

Use of an ultraviolet environmental disinfection (UVD) system after routine discharge cleaning of contact precautions rooms and other high-risk areas was associated with decreased rates of ...

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 ...

Researchers and healthcare practitioners are aware of a number of strategies for cleaning and disinfecting healthcare facilities, but determining which is the most effective in reducing ...

Infection prevention and control have been top-of-mind for hospital leaders for decades. As pathogens have evolved and mutated, resulting in antibiotic-resistant strains, we are now in the age of ...