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Topic: 'Infection Prevention'

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• IEHA and The Housekeeping Channel (HC) Promote Clean and Healthy Schools For Dummies Pocket Guide – Warding Off Cold and Flu Season Through Preventive Steps

  The International Executive Housekeepers Association (now “IEHA”) and The Housekeeping Channel (HC) are pleased to present free flu-prevention information for schools.
• Infection Control

  Light Wave Kills Hospital Superbugs, Harmless to People

  A pioneering LED lighting system that kills superbugs in hospitals has been developed by researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.
• Cleaning Science

  The Healthy Facilities Institute (HFI) Officially Supports The Cleaning Industry Research Institute International (CIRI) Symposium

  The Healthy Facilities Institute (HFI) is pleased to officially support the Cleaning Industry Research Institute International (CIRI) Symposium, “Cleaning & Disinfection: The Science, Practice & Controversy”.
• Cleaning Science

  CIRI Announces “Save the Dates” for Its Fall Cleaning Science Symposium

  The Cleaning Industry Research Institute International (CIRI) is pleased to announce its “Save the Dates” for its innovative fall science and technology symposium, “The Science and Efficacy of Antimicrobials, Disinfectants and Their Impact on Cleaning Technologies.”
• Infection Prevention

  Sodexo Chooses Xenex Room Disinfection System

  Pulsed xenon ultraviolet light destroys viruses, bacteria and bacterial spores in the patient environment without contact or chemicals.
• Hand Washing

  Innovative Approach to Hand Hygiene Yields Glowing Results

  'Glowing hands' in the waiting room improves kids' handwashing.
• Bedbugs

  Bed Bugs with MRSA in Chicago

  Infectious disease expert says both are on the rise; more study is needed.
• HEPA

  Portable Anteroom HEPA Filtration May Prevent Perioperative Transmission of Airborne Microorganisms

  AJIC study says a supplemental portable anteroom high-efficiency particulate air (PAS-HEPA) filter unit outside operating room suites may prevent secondary transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis).
• Healthcare

  Options for Evaluating Environmental Cleaning

  Healthcare acquired pathogens can be prevented by optimizing high touch surface cleaning and by implementing programs that include monitoring and education.
• Infection Prevention

  Study Revealed Germiest Hot Spots at School

  Parents and teachers may want to consider disinfecting high traffic areas.
• Healthy Schools

  Environmental Management for High Performance Schools

  Without a long-term commitment to comprehensive environmental management, not even the best high performance school can hope to stay high performing for very long.
• Process Cleaning For Healthy Schools

  Process Cleaning for Healthy Schools™ (PCHS™)

  Process Cleaning for Healthy Schools™ (PCHS™) optimizes efficiency, cleanliness, ease-of-deployment, and health factors through a carefully designed and documented system tailored for K-12 school districts.
• LEED

  LEED for Healthcare Launched at CleanMed Conference

  First-of-its-kind green healthcare rating system distinguishes construction of high-performance healthcare facilities.
• Infection Prevention

  Latest Hands-Free Electronic Water Faucets Found To Be Hindrance, Not Help, In Hospital Infection Control

  Johns Hopkins researchers identified Legionella growing in 50 percent of cultured water samples from 20 electronic-eye faucets in or near patient rooms on three different inpatient units, but in only 15 percent of water cultures from 20 traditional, manual faucets in the same patient care areas.
• Infection Prevention

  Controlling and Preventing Air- and Waterborne Infections

  Pathogenic microorganisms are transmitted in many ways in hospitals. One important consideration is the role that the environment plays in pathogen transmission, specifically leading to airborne and waterborne infections.
• Copper

  Dry Copper Kills Bacteria on Contact

  Metallic copper surfaces kill microbes on contact, decimating their populations, according to a paper in the February 2011 issue of the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
• Cruise Ships

  CDC - Making Cruise Ships Healthier

  The Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) assists the cruise ship industry to prevent and control the introduction, transmission, and spread of gastrointestinal (GI) illnesses on cruise ships.
• Infection Prevention

  Basics of Log Reduction

  "Log reduction" is a mathematical term (as is "log increase") used to show the relative number of live microbes eliminated from a surface by disinfecting or cleaning.
• Disinfecting

  MD Anderson Study Shows Device Helps Purge Common Pathogens in Patient Rooms

  Pulsed xenon ultraviolet light goes where housekeepers can’t.
• Integrated Cleaning And Measurement

  The Importance of Correct Sampling and Swabbing in ICM Programs

  The swabs used for sampling surfaces for microbial contamination are examples of devices that are simple in design and construction, but are difficult to use without discipline and training. This article discusses why this is so.