The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...

Steam sterilization is a simple, advantageous, and widely used method in the fight against bacteria, fungi, viruses, and even spores. A steam sterilizer, commonly called an autoclave, uses steam ...

ZUG, Switzerland & CHARLESTON, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Can N95 respirators be decontaminated in a steam sterilization cycle for reuse in situations of severe personal protective equipment (PPE) ...

1. In a story on respect for sterile processing: Operating room teams should treat sterile processing staff with respect to achieve optimal patient safety and employee satisfaction outcomes, according ...

(FORT DETRICK, Md. - July 22, 2008) - Fort Detrick added a critical link in the chain leading to the National Interagency Biodefense Campus today. A small crowd of state and local dignitaries, Fort ...

Infection control, a constant worry for hospital administrators and clinical staffs, is heightened when the hospital is undergoing a major construction project. Avoiding contamination of their ...

Elective surgeries have been suspended at Aspen Valley Hospital since Thursday night because the facility’s sterilization process has been compromised, hospital CEO David Ressler said. “We have ...

Arlington, VA, March 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Transportation of medical devices between facilities is increasingly the norm. Health care facilities often send instruments to offsite reprocessing ...