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Searching for a silver lining among the COVID-19 pandemic

Author: James Clayton

November 19, 2020

To date, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought tragedy to the world and forced protective measures that have not been seen...

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When COVID-19 Rages On into Flu Season: The Challenges and Realities of Re-opening Schools

Author: Holly Montejano, MS, CIC, CPHQ

September 4, 2020

If you’re a parent with school-aged children navigating the world of “return to school options”, you know that the end...

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Formula H2O2: Taking the Lead in Disinfection against C. diff.

Author: Richard Kosturko

August 11, 2020

A little history: In 1818, French Chemist Louis Jacques Thénard, discovered hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), a strong oxidant that has had...

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Top-Rated Infection Prevention Questions from PDI’s First Reddit AMA

Author: Caitlin Stowe MPH, CPH, CIC,

July 1, 2020

Amidst the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers are among those in most danger of getting infected. For them,...

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PDI Perspective Q&A Series: “Use of Cleaners and Disinfectants During the COVID-19 pandemic”

Author: Debra Hagberg MT (ASCP), CIC

June 19, 2020

We recently engaged members of our Clinical Affairs Team for support in answering frequently asked questions around the flood of...

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Getting Shown the Light: A First-Person Perspective of Deploying a UV-C Disinfection Program

Author: Marc-Oliver Wright, MT(ASCP), MS, CIC, FAPIC

January 10, 2020

At the beginning of 2016, I was facing a problem. My 653-bed adult and pediatric academic medical campus had received...

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Clostridium difficile: Hiding in Plain Sight?

Author: Frances (Fran) K. Canty, MA, BSN, RN, VA-BC™

August 7, 2019

Healthcare workers are hypersensitive to the dreaded words, Clostridium difficile (C. diff.). Like a category 5 hurricane, its impact can...

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History and Evolution of Surface Disinfectants

Author: Caitlin Stowe MPH, CPH, CIC,

March 30, 2018

The history of surface cleaning and disinfection is a fascinating story that dates back thousands of years ago, when Egyptians...

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Quaternary Ammonium Disinfectants: Lost in Translation?

Author: Joan Hebden, RN, MS, CIC, FAPIC

June 29, 2017

There has been a plethora of scientific literature demonstrating that healthcare-associated pathogens, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococci...

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