Sterilization and disinfection of pollutants and microorganisms have been extensively
studied in order to address the problem of environmental contamination, which is a crucial …

With the rapid spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
that results in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), corporate entities, federal, state …

The purpose of this document is to highlight practical recommendations to assist acute care
hospitals to prioritize and implement strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia …

Healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) are a major source of morbidity and mortality and
are the second most prevalent cause of death. Furthermore, it has been reported that for …

Implementation of environmental cleaning and disinfection has been shown to reduce the
incidences of healthcare-associated infections. The effect of an enhanced strategy for …

Issues arising in wound healing are very common, and chronic wound infections affect
approximately 1.5% of the population. The main substances used in wound washing …

Importance Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) producing the New Delhi
metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) are rare in the United States, but have the potential to add to the …

Flexible endoscopy is a widely used diagnostic and therapeutic procedure. Contaminated
endoscopes are the medical devices frequently associated with outbreaks of health care …

The coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic is a public health worldwide problem for which
specific guidelines are published, constantly updated by the World Health Organization …

The 2013 Infection Prevention and Control (IP&C) Guideline for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) was
commissioned by the CF Foundation as an update of the 2003 Infection Control Guideline …