by Infection Control Technologies | Feb 5, 2020 | Facility and Equipment Biological Decontamination
The strain of novel Coronavirus identified in Wuhan, China has the world on alert as it continues to spread across the globe. The total number of infected people according to Chinese officials stands at 20,438 with 425 dead as of this writing but is expected to...
by Infection Control Technologies | Aug 7, 2019 | Facility and Equipment Biological Decontamination
A recent study has shown some disturbing, really disturbing, evidence that current decontamination measures do very little to eliminate superbugs from surgical gowns. The study, conducted in the UK, is so eye-opening because it likely means these superbugs are...
by Infection Control Technologies | Apr 17, 2019 | Facility and Equipment Biological Decontamination, Heathcare
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has sounded the alarm on Candida auris, an emerging global health threat. What is Candida auris? It’s a fungus that infects the bloodstream and was first identified in 2009 in Japan. Since then it has been detected in...
by Infection Control Technologies | Sep 25, 2018 | Facility and Equipment Biological Decontamination, Facility Hygiene and Maintenance
The Centers for Disease Control(CDC) has released a report that should make people think twice before petting puppies after a multi-state outbreak of Campylobacter. The eye opening headline of this report is that this strain causing the outbreak had developed a...
by Infection Control Technologies | Sep 11, 2018 | Facility and Equipment Biological Decontamination, First Responders
The American Bio Recovery Association held its 21st annual conference August 14th – 17th in Atlantic City, NJ. The focus of this year’s conference was Fentanyl/Carfentanil, an extremely potent drug which has seen a recent growth in usage and exposures....
by Infection Control Technologies | Dec 21, 2016 | Facility and Equipment Biological Decontamination, Facility Hygiene and Maintenance, Heathcare
The most recent statistics from the CDC reported 722,000 HAIs in the US in 2001 with an alarming 205 associated deaths per day. In response, insurers are turning to reduced payments to providers for HAI care. All of this has healthcare providers and hospitals looking...
