Apr 18, 2023 | News, Sterile Processing
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing new health protections to reduce exposure to Ethylene Oxide (EtO), including more stringent air emissions standards and additional protections for workers who are exposed to the gas used to sterilize medical... 
Apr 18, 2023 | Infection Control, News
Staphylococcus aureaus. CREDIT: NIAID/NIH Human skin is home to millions of microbes. One of these microbes, Staphylococcus aureus, is an opportunistic pathogen that can invade patches of skin affected by eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis. In a new study,... 
Apr 18, 2023 | Infection Control, News
Five medical organizations say it is essential that hospitals establish antimicrobial stewardship programs to prevent Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infections. These infections, linked to antibiotic use, cause difficult-to-treat diarrhea, longer hospital... 
Apr 11, 2023 | Infection Control, News, Uncategorized
Have you ever had a nasty infection that just won’t seem to go away? Or a runny nose that keeps coming back? You may have been dealing with a bacterium that is tolerant of, though not yet resistant to, antibiotics. Antibiotic resistance is a huge problem, contributing... 
Apr 11, 2023 | Infection Control, News
An impression of bacteria being destroyed by the new ferroelectric composite material. CREDIT: Zois Michail Tsikriteas, Rachel A. Heylen, Swati Jindal, Elena Mancuso, Zihe Li, Hamideh Khanbareh A new way of using 3D printing to create infection-fighting materials for...
