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April 25, 2017

Metal ion technologies-What can they kill?

As mentioned in my recent blog, some metals, especially copper and silver, are being used in touchless disinfecting products in medical environments.

Category iconEnvironment Tag iconcopper,  metal ion,  what can it kill?,  Gadi Borkow,  Environment,  textile

January 19, 2017

Touchless or no-touch technologies for cleaning and disinfection

In the previous two posts , my colleagues have discussed the choice of disinfectants for manual cleaning and effectiveness (or ineffectiveness) of

Category iconDisinfection,  Technology,  Environment Tag iconCleaning,  Disinfection,  Touchless disinfection,  no-touch disinfection,  technology,  Vikram Kanmukhla,  Environment

December 29, 2016

Do linens and environmental soft surfaces playing a role in the infection process?

Textile products, also called soft surfaces are widely used in the hospital environment. Some of these textiles products or soft surfaces are in

Category iconEnvironment,  Infection Tag iconinfection,  Environment,  Contamination,  Environmental role in infection,  soft surfaces

December 22, 2016

What are the standards for contamination levels of surfaces in hospitals?

In our recent blog postings, we have examined some of the growing levels of evidence for contamination (both bacterial and fungal) of high touch

Category iconBacteria,  Environment Tag iconAlastair Monk,  Environment,  Sampling,  Measurement of contamination

December 20, 2016

What environmental factors influence survival of microorganisms on surfaces?

Microorganisms have been found to remain viable in inanimate surfaces from days to even years (1). The longer a microorganism persists on a surface,

Category iconFungi,  Virus,  Environment,  Bacteria Tag iconEnvironment,  Survival factors,  Gadi Borkow

December 13, 2016

What surfaces are contaminated in the hospital environment?

    As discussed in my previous posts, bacterial and fungal pathogens can remain viable on inanimate surfaces from days to months and

Category iconEnvironment Tag iconGadi Borkow,  Environment,  Fomites,  Contamination

December 13, 2016

What’s in the environment? A focus on Fungi

Hi, in my previous post I briefly discussed the bacterial pathogens that can contribute to HAI and that are found in the inanimate environment

Category iconFungi Tag iconGadi Borkow,  Environment,  Fungi

November 30, 2016

What’s in the environment? A focus on Bacteria

The medical community, by using a wide variety of measures, has succeeded in significantly reducing the number of Healthcare-acquired infections

Category iconBacteria Tag iconGadi Borkow,  Environment,  Bacteria

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