William A Rutala,Hajime Kanamori,Maria F Gergen et al.
William A Rutala et al.
Background: To assess 4 methods for determining the cleanliness of hospital surfaces. Methods: We conducted a prospective study in 10 i...
Curtis J Donskey
Curtis J Donskey
Background: Contaminated portable medical equipment is a potential contributor to transmission of health care-associated pathogens. Methods: ...
William A Rutala,John M Boyce,David J Weber
William A Rutala
Background: Disinfection, sterilization, and antisepsis play a critical role in protecting patients from healthcare-associated infections. Numerous studies have emphasized the significant role of environmental surfaces, r...
Carbon dioxide monitoring and other practical tools to investigate infection prevention issues associated with heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems: You can't improve what you don't measure [0.03%]
二氧化碳监测及其他实用工具有助于调查与采暖、通风和空调系统相关的感染预防问题：不出示测量结果便无法改进
Curtis J Donskey
Curtis J Donskey
Background: Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems play an essential role in minimizing the risk for transmission of airborne pathogens. A basic understanding of how HVAC systems work and of tools that ...
In search of the holy grail of environmental cleaning and disinfection: Effective and safe continuous air and surface disinfection technologies [0.03%]
寻找环境清洁和消毒的圣杯：有效且安全的连续空气和表面消毒技术
Curtis J Donskey
Curtis J Donskey
Background: There is a need for development of effective and safe continuous air and surface disinfection technologies that can be used as an adjunct to routine cleaning and surface disinfection in health care settings. ...
Healthcare outbreaks and pseudo-outbreaks associated with contaminated antiseptics and disinfectants: A synopsis of review papers [0.03%]
消毒剂和抗菌剂污染相关的医疗爆发与假爆发：综述论文概要
David J Weber,William A Rutala,Hiroaki Baba et al.
David J Weber et al.
Background: Antiseptics and disinfectants are heavily used in healthcare facilities, and these germicides are an essential part of infection control practices and aid in the prevention of nosocomial infections. ...
William A Rutala,David J Weber
William A Rutala
Background: Environmental contamination in children's hospitals contributes to the infection risk because microbes survive on surfaces and are easily transferred via staff/patients/visitors' hands to sick children via con...
Risk of disease transmission associated with reprocessing hysteroscopes and hemorrhoid band ligators with narrow lumens [0.03%]
窄管宫腔镜和痔疮圈扎器再处理时的疾病传播风险
Jennifer L Cadnum,William A Rutala,Annette L Jencson et al.
Jennifer L Cadnum et al.
Objective: Hysteroscopes and hemorrhoid band ligators represent valuable diagnostic and therapeutic tools in medicine. These reusable devices require reprocessing, but if reprocessing failures occur, patients are at risk ...
Faithful implementation of new technologies and research will prevent all infections associated with medical devices and the environment [0.03%]
忠实实施新技术和研究将防止所有与医疗设备和环境相关的感染
William A Rutala,Curtis J Donskey,David J Weber
William A Rutala
Background: Noncritical surfaces (including floors) and equipment (eg, blood pressure cuff) and semicritical items (eg, flexible endoscopes) have an infection risk associated with their use. ...
John M Boyce
John M Boyce
Background: Achieving optimum levels of hand hygiene adherence among health care personnel (HCP) remains a challenge in many health care facilities. The purpose of this article is to review recent guidelines and new findi...