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: January 2013

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Association of Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome (TASS) with Ophthalmic Instrument Sterilization

January 11, 2013 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

This article focuses on risk factors, including the reprocessing of ophthalmic instruments, for the eye disorder known as TASS, or toxic anterior segment syndrome. (This article is based on a…

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Potentially Faulty Assessment by the Veterans Health Administration of the Risk of Infection Associated with a Number of Confirmed Breaches

January 10, 2013 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

This article by Lawrence F Muscarella, PhD, discusses the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) assessment in 2009 that the risk of healthcare-acquired infections associated with several instrument-reprocessing breaches recently identified within…

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History of the STERIS System 1: A Detailed Review

January 9, 2013 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

September 18, 2013 — This article discusses the history of the STERIS System 1 Liquid Chemical Processor and its de facto recall (by the Food and Drug Administration). Click here…

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