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The ABCs of school facility floor care CleanLink Share    
Educators are always telling students to stop running in the halls, but the directive has a purpose other than wrecking some between-class fun. Student safety is of utmost concern at schools from prekindergarten through the college and university level, and proper floor care is essential for getting a high grade in maintenance and liability prevention. More
Bacterial burden on equipment may 'rebound' after cleaning Becker's Hospital Review Share
Bacteria, including staphylococci, may still "rebound" after cleaning and disinfecting hospital surfaces, according to research published in the American Journal of Infection Control. For this study, researchers sampled bacteria from bed rails of 36 patient beds in a medical intensive care unit before cleaning, half an hour, 2.5 hours, 4.5 hours and 6.5 hours after cleaning. The bed rails were cleaned with either bottled disinfectant or an automated bulk-diluted disinfectant. More Clorox Healthcare introduces new line of activated hydrogen peroxide cleaner disinfectants PRNewswire Share
Clorox Professional Products Company, a division of The Clorox Company announced the introduction of Clorox Healthcare Hydrogen Peroxide Cleaner Disinfectant Wipes and Spray, a new line of ready-to-use, one-step cleaner disinfectants engineered with a patented activated hydrogen peroxide formula. These activated hydrogen peroxide products are registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to kill 32 bacteria and viruses in 30-seconds to one minute, the fastest nonbleach contact time available. More Sorting through the trash Housekeeping Solutions via CleanLink Share
Whether waste receptacles are placed in a hospital, a hotel or a fast food restaurant, they all have the same purpose — to keep a public area free of environmentally harmful trash and litter. But that is where the similarities end. Not all receptacles are created equal and what works well in food service might not work well in healthcare, and what serves healthcare's waste removal needs might not meet the needs of a hotel. More Exceptional hospital hygiene recognized UPI Share
U.S. doctors or nurses are often cited for excellence, but environmental services staff are now getting their due for keeping hospitals clean, officials say. Karren Keitt, a member of the environmental services team at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg, S.C., has been named this year's recipient of the Hygiene Specialist Excellence award, sponsored by UMF Corp. More Experts examine funding of studies of hospital-associated bacterial pathogens Infection Control Today Share
Hospital-associated infections are associated with a considerable burden of disease and direct costs greater than $17 billion. The pathogens that cause the majority of serious HAIs are Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium difficile, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter species, referred to as ESCKAPE pathogens. More Can bed bugs transmit infections such as MRSA? CleanLink Share
Although not as common as months past, bed bug infestations continue to plague hotels, lodgings and even hospitals. There are also suggestions that the reason infestations continue are, in part, because bed bugs are developing an immunity to the pesticides previously used. While pesticide researchers are faced with leveling that playing field, Hospital Infection Control & Prevention asks infection prevention experts, "Can bed bug bites transmit infections?" The standard answer has been "No," with some qualification, even though on any given day the insects may be carrying a wide array of viruses, bacteria, protozoa and parasitic worms. More New automated system to kill bacteria in hospital water systems and taps HealthCanal.com Share
A team of Trinity College Dublin researchers has developed a fully automated system that eradicates bacterial contamination in hospital water tanks, distribution systems and taps. This type of contamination was linked to the recent tragic deaths of three babies in a Belfast Maternity Hospital. The findings will be published in the April edition of Journal of Hospital Infection and have just been published online. More |
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