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Infection Control Technologies HAZMAT Crews Performing COVID-19-Positive Mitigations Statewide

by Infection Control Technologies | Apr 16, 2020 | Covid-19, Facility and Equipment Biological Decontamination

Infection Control Technologies (ICT), the facility hygiene division of Insurance Restoration Specialists, Inc. (IRS) of Monroe Township, NJ, has been tackling COVID-19 sites around the State. The company is under contract with the NJ Department of Treasury as well as...

Deep Cleaning for COVID19

by Infection Control Technologies | Mar 18, 2020 | Facility and Equipment Biological Decontamination

ICT’s own Thomas Licker was recently called on in an article in The Atlantic to explain deep cleaning in the age of COVID19. What is a Deep Clean? We’ve all heard this phrase before but what does a ‘deep clean’ really mean? In areas that are...

Coronavirus Disrupting Personal Protective Gear Supply Chain

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...

Treatment of Medical Gowns Proves to be Ineffective Against C.Diff Superbugs

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...

Deadly Candida Auris Deemed Global Threat

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...

CDC Reports Puppies Transmit Antibiotic-Resistant Infections

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...

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