Safer Sterilant and Disinfectant

Sterilants and disinfectants used on surfaces, medical devices, and all items that come in contact with patients are an absolute necessity for infection control in any hospital. The two most commonly used sterilants and disinfectants for medical devices in health care...

Critical Supplies for Health Centers and Clinics

Critical items confer a high risk for infection if they are contaminated with any microorganism. Thus, objects that enter sterile tissue or the vascular system must be sterile because any microbial contamination could transmit disease. This category includes surgical...

Hand hygiene

While suitable gloves provide the wearer with a high degree of protection, they do not give complete protection and hands must be washed after gloves are removed. Gloves can develop holes, some that may be too small for the wearer to notice. Liquid contamination will...

Recommended standards and practices for infectious waste management

• All infectious waste should be discarded separately from other waste. • Infectious waste should be discarded as close as possible to the site where it was generated. • Infectious waste should be contained in red plastic bags, common waste in black plastic bags, and...
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