e hënë, 17 nëntor 2008

CBSPD Announces Management Course Dates for 2009

The CBSPD has posted the dates for their Educational meetings for Managers and Supervisors for 2009.

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e premte, 14 nëntor 2008

New Research supports the use of the TOSI

An article that appears in AJIC -2/08-Volume 36,number 1. The study was done by Dr. Michelle Alfa,Nancy Olson and Louise Buelow-Smith in Winnipeg,Manitoba, Canada states" our data supports the value of users evaluating the cleaning efficacy of Washer Disinfectors by...TOSI testing...Washser Disinfectors that do not provide adequate cleaning as determine by these tests should be taken out of service until they are fixed or replaced..."

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Mystery solved: How bleach kills germs

Research out of the University of Michigan have just figured out how the cleaner does its dirty work.

It seems that hypochlorous acid, the active ingredient in bleach, attacks proteins in bacteria, causing them to clump up much like an egg that has been boiled, a team at the University of Michigan reported in the journal Cell on 11/14/08.

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Hospitals use more antibiotics despite concerns

Reuters has reported that experts worry bacteria will become resistant to existing drugs.

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