Studies in the 1970s and 1980s suggested that environmental surface contamination played
a negligible role in the endemic transmission of healthcare-associated infections. However …

Increasing numbers of hospital-acquired infections have generated much attention over the
last decade. The public has linked the so-called 'superbugs' with their experience of dirty …

The Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008, presents
evidencebased recommendations on the preferred methods for cleaning, disinfection and …

The World Health Organization's Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care have been
issued by WHO Patient Safety on 5 May 2009 on the occasion of the launch of the Save …

Hand cleansing is the primary action to reduce health-care-associated infection and cross-
transmission of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens. Patient-to-patient transmission of …

Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci
(VRE) are capable of surviving for days to weeks on environmental surfaces in healthcare …

Previously published guidelines provide comprehensive recommendations for hand
hygiene in healthcare facilities. The intent of this document is to highlight practical …

Practical Handbook of Microbiology, 4th edition provides basic, clear and concise
knowledge and practical information about working with microorganisms. Useful to anyone …

Increasing numbers of hospital-acquired infections have generated much attention over the
last decade. The public has linked the so-called 'superbugs' with their experience of dirty …

In the UK, we continue to debate the importance of hospital cleaning in relation to increasing
numbers of patients acquiring meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). However …