Background Rapid testing for Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) has become a commonly used method for quantitative assessment of surface or device cleanliness. ATP testing is an easy to use, broad measure of cellular contamination, and allows a real-time measurement of cleanliness....
- October 31, 2016
Fred C. Tenover1 1 Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA; fred.tenover@cepheid.com Nucleic acid amplification methods can provide data on the presence of bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic pathogens, in addition to antimicrobial resistance genes directly from clinical specimens, often in...
- October 26, 2016
Evolution of Contact Precautions Related to Infection Prevention and Control- Are We Doing It Right?
Ms Susan Jain, Infection Control Clinician Nurse Consultant PRINCE OF WALE PUBLIC HOSPITAL This discussion paper explores a historical perspective on practices related to prevention of infection (with a particular focus on Contact Precautions (CP) for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus...
- October 26, 2016
Peter Teska 1 1 Diversey Care – Sealed Air Corp We will review a series of studies that have examined the role of the environment in causing HAIs so the audience can determine how this information should be applied to their own...
- August 26, 2016