Though this piece covers biofilm-removal in medical/dental devices, it highlights an important fact: old-fashioned scrubbing is sometimes the best “intervention” when it comes to biofilm.
Tips on how to slow the spread of flu specifically through cleaning and disinfecting.
The goal of the Clean Standard is to provide schools with a useful tool that will help them objectively measure and monitor the level of cleanliness in their facilities thereby contributing to the quality of the indoor environment for the benefit of students and staff alike.
Substantial scientific evidence has accumulated indicating that contamination of environmental surfaces in hospital rooms plays an important role in the transmission of several key healthcare-associated pathogens.
Study suggests “optimal disinfection is achieved by working closely with housekeepers.”
Quotable quotes from Dr. Chuck Gerba.
A common reason given for finding environmental contamination with an MDRO was the lack of adherence to facility procedures for cleaning and disinfection.
The amount of the major cat (Fel d I) and dog (Can f I) allergens in dust from Swedish schools is high enough to probably cause perennial symptoms in most children with asthma who are sensitized to cat and dog allergens.
Furnishings and textiles in the classroom act as significant reservoirs of irritants and allergens and have an impact on the indoor air quality at school.
The most common nosocomial pathogens may well survive or persist on surfaces for months and can thereby be a continuous source of transmission if no regular preventive surface disinfection is performed.