In recent years, the number of disinfectants designed to decontaminate healthcare
environments and reusable, non-invasive care equipment (NICE) has increased markedly …

Disinfection is an essential means of reducing the number of viable microorganisms on
surfaces, devices and the skin. A wide range of disinfectant products are available, which …

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) remain an important source of morbidity and
mortality, with an estimated 1.7 million infections and 99,000 deaths annually. 1 A major …

Chemical disinfection is an indispensable means of preventing infection. This holds true for
healthcare settings, but also for all other settings where transmission of pathogens poses a …

Effectiveness of Alternative Antimicrobial Agents for Disinfection of Hard Surfaces Page 1
AUGUST 2014 Effectiveness of Alternative Antimicrobial Agents for Disinfection of Hard Surfaces …

The Cleaning and Disinfection handbook is aimed at those working within the
pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors around the world, as well as providing valuable …

The level of evidence supporting different disinfection and cleaning procedures performed in
healthcare settings worldwide is low. With respect to environmental surfaces, the final …

Hard, nonporous environmental surfaces in health care settings are now receiving due
recognition for their role in the spread of several types of nosocomial pathogens. The …

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) contribute to patient morbidity and mortality with an
estimated 1.7 million infections and 99,000 deaths costing USD $28–34 billion annually in …

For well over a decade, many deficiencies have been identified in current AOAC methods
used to assess the microbicidal activities of chemical disinfectants on medical devices and …