Discussions in Infection Control

An independent site by Lawrence F Muscarella PhD -- a national authority on the causes and prevention of healthcare-associated infections and related errors.

Month: December 2012

Aseptic Technique Disease Transmission Doctor's Offices Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Hepatitis (B and C) Viruses HIV Infection Prevention Multi-Dose Medicine Vials Newspapers Outbreak Investigations Single-Dose Medicine Vials Syringes or Needles The Reuse of Single-Use Devices USA Today

Recommendations to Prevent Viral Transmissions due to Improper Medical Practices

Dec 28, 2012 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

September 30, 2014 — This article discusses the faulty clinical practice of reusing contaminated syringes, needles and both multi- and single-dose vials of medicine. This article also provides important recommendations for…

Automated Endoscope Reprocessors Auxiliary Water Channel Disease Transmission Flexible "ENT" Laryngoscopes Food and Drug Administration Gastrointestinal Endoscopy GI Endoscopes Infection Prevention Instrument Reprocessing Liquid Chemical Sterilization MAJ-855 Water Tube Sterilization

Medical Errors, Infection-Control Breaches and the Use of Adulterated Devices

Dec 21, 2012 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

Initial comments: The following blog is an abstract of my peer-reviewed article: Medical errors, infection-control breaches and the use of adulterated and misbranded medical devices. (Muscarella LF. World J Clin…

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