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What is TB? (171)

April 11, 2009

Why is Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Used to Test Hard Surface Disinfectants?   Interestingly, even though Tuberculosis is not transmitted by surfaces, the bacterium that causes it is used as a benchmark for the effectiveness of hard surface disinfectants. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control …

Study: Environmental Cleaning Intervention Reduces Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in ICUs (173)

March 24, 2009

A rigorous environmental cleaning intervention can reduce the transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other multidrug-resistant organisms in hospital intensive care units (ICUs), according to a study released (March 2009) at the annual meeting of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). Researchers …

Can We ‘Wipe Out’ Hospital MRSA? (174)

March 22, 2009

Three basic principles is all it could take to reduce the incidence of MRSA in hospitals according to new research by Cardiff University. Disinfectants are routinely used on hard surfaces in hospitals to kill bacteria, with antimicrobial containing wipes increasingly being employed for this purpose. …

Flies May Spread Drug-Resistant Bacteria (175)

March 17, 2009

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found evidence that houseflies collected near broiler poultry operations may contribute to the dispersion of drug-resistant bacteria and thus increase the potential for human exposure to drug-resistant bacteria. The findings demonstrate another potential link between …

Impact of an Infection Control Program in a Specialized Preschool (176)

March 17, 2009

Abstract Background   The purpose of this study was to design and implement a comprehensive infection control program and measure its effects on the number and types of infectious illnesses experienced by children attending a specialized preschool program. Methods   Participants in the study were …

Microbiological Hazards of Household Toilets: Droplet Production and the Fate of Residual Organisms (178)

February 27, 2009

ABSTRACT Large numbers of bacteria and viruses when seeded into household toilets were shown to remain in the bowl after flushing, and even continual flushing could not remove a persistent fraction. This was found to be due to the adsorption of the organisms to the …