Environmental Services - January 2013
Efficacy of hand hygiene products is subject of new ASTM antimicrobial standard
A new ASTM International standard describes the use of pigskin as an alternative to human hands in testing the efficacy of hand hygiene products in combating contamination.
1/30/2013
Hospital reduces HAIs with disinfecting robots
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Hospital are having success cracking down on healthcare-acquired infections (HAI) by using robots to clean patient rooms.
1/16/2013
A. baumannii bacteria challenges hospital cleaning protocols
A. baumannii requires new cleaning protocols according to a recent study that found more than half the rooms positive for the bacteria prior to cleaning remained contaminated after cleaning.
1/9/2013
Hospital joins CDC study to test UV disinfection
Alamance Regional Medical Center in Burlington, N.C., is the latest hospital to join a two-year study, sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that will measure the effectiveness of using no-touch environmental UV disinfection technology to clean in healthcare facilities.
1/3/2013