Tip of the week: Clean equipment between all patients
Infection Control Weekly Monitor, August 12, 2009
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In many outpatient settings it is standard procedure to routinely decontaminate procedure chairs after a patient with HBV or HCV.
But IC blogger Peg Luebbert argues that these facilities should be cleaning patient examination chairs between all patients to not only prevent HBV and HCV infections, but also to protect against numerous MDROs and other dangerous organisms. To read Peg’s advice on cleaning procedures, read the featured post on OSHA Healthcare Advisor.
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