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Researchers identify N95 respirator decontamination method using microwave-generated steam

Due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, there is an increasing shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) crucial to protecting health care workers from infection. N95 respirators are recommended by the CDC as the ideal ...

Jun 25, 2020

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Disinfection caps cut CLABSI cases in half

Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) dropped by 52 percent when an alcohol-impregnated disinfection cap was used instead of standard scrubbing protocol, according to a new study published in the January ...

Jan 3, 2013

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ASGE and SHEA issue updated multisociety guideline on reprocessing flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) have updated their 2003 joint guideline for reprocessing gastrointestinal endoscopes to reaffirm reprocessing ...

Jun 1, 2011

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Researchers identify N95 respirator decontamination method using microwave-generated steam

Disinfection caps cut CLABSI cases in half

ASGE and SHEA issue updated multisociety guideline on reprocessing flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes

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