Aims To determine the suitability of key infection control measures currently employed in UK dental practice for delivery of dental care to patients at risk of prion diseases. Results The valid ...

Dental surgeries can download and print their very own practice guide to cross infection, entitled 'Quality and Excellence in the Control of Cross Infection: A Guide for the General Dental Practice'.

Disinfectants are used extensively for surface cleaning, floor cleaning, and equipment cleaning in critical care units and ...

Major players in the hospital-acquired infection control market are Belimed AG, Advanced Sterilization Products Services Inc., 3M Company, Getinge AB, Olympus Corporation, Ecolab Inc., Steris ...

For years scientists have puzzled over why the intracellular pathogen Salmonella is able to survive—and thrive—in human and ...

A simple risk assessment tool could optimise the use of hospital isolation facilities, infection control nurses have said. Using a ‘traffic light’ system, nurses can categorise patients based on their ...

Cross-infection can occur when someone else with cystic fibrosis coughs or sneezes close to you. Or, you can pick up germs when you touch an item, like a doorknob, that someone with cystic ...

Thousands of dental patients in the U.K. are being tested for HIV and other blood-borne viruses because of poor infection-control procedures by a Nottingham dentist, according to National Health ...

In contrast, wash-bowls pose a low risk of cross-infection as they have only indirect contact with patients’ skin. In order to reduce the risk of cross-contamination and the potential for infection ...

The threat of the Ebola virus has brought even more attention to the importance of disinfection protocols and reducing the risk of cross-contamination. In an article in Infection Control Today ...

Infection control stands as a cornerstone of modern healthcare systems, safeguarding patients, healthcare professionals, and the community at large.