The CBSPD has posted the dates for their Educational meetings for Managers and Supervisors for 2009.
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e hënë, 17 nëntor 2008
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..."
To read the complete article Click here.
To read the complete article Click here.
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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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.
To read the complete story Click here.
Hospitals use more antibiotics despite concerns
Reuters has reported that experts worry bacteria will become resistant to existing drugs.
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To read the complete story Click here.
e premte, 31 tetor 2008
Class 6 White Paper now on line
STERIS Corporation has issued a free white paper to explain the emulating ink technology and capabilities of the first Class 6 steam sterilization chemical indicators cleared for use in US healthcare facilities. Download the paper here.
e enjte, 30 tetor 2008
Doorknobs and TV remotes are germ hotbeds
The AP is reporting that The University of Virginia has released a report that common areas with in a house harbor germs; some germs stay up to two days. To read the complete article. Please Click on this link.
e mërkurë, 17 shtator 2008
C.difficile strikes again
The Toronto paper The Globe and Mail has reported that " Aging hospitals breed deadly outbreaks" . The paper reported that an outbreak of C.difficile at an Ontario hospital between May 2006 and December 2007 killed 91 patients. For the complete story click on this link.
Unreported Changes to Sterilization Wraps Draw FDA Warning
The FDA Daily email update Vol. 5, No. 181;Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008 reported the following.
Unreported Changes to Sterilization Wraps Draw FDA Warning
Kimberly-Clark Healthcare failed to obtain marketing clearance before selling 12 models of previously approved sterilization wraps that the FDA considers new products because significant changes were made, according to a warning letter. The FDA says the devices are adulterated and misbranded because the company failed to provide adequate justification for not submitting 510(k)s or PMAs for the updated line. The company claimed the changes made between 1991–1995 were not significant enough to require new 510(k)s.
The GMP Letter
Unreported Changes to Sterilization Wraps Draw FDA Warning
Kimberly-Clark Healthcare failed to obtain marketing clearance before selling 12 models of previously approved sterilization wraps that the FDA considers new products because significant changes were made, according to a warning letter. The FDA says the devices are adulterated and misbranded because the company failed to provide adequate justification for not submitting 510(k)s or PMAs for the updated line. The company claimed the changes made between 1991–1995 were not significant enough to require new 510(k)s.
The GMP Letter
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