Discussions in Infection Control

An independent site by Lawrence F. Muscarella PhD — an expert and national authority on the causes and prevention of healthcare-associated infections.

Month: April 2013

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Root Cause Analysis of an Endoscope-Reprocessing Breach

Apr 30, 2013 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

Initial remarks: This blog, which was written by Lawrence F. Muscarella, Ph.D. and is divided into 2 parts, discusses: a confirmed…

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Transmission of Infection during Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Apr 15, 2013 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

This post provides the abstract of a peer-reviewed article, co-authored by Dr. Nelson and Dr. Muscarella, entitled: “Current issues in…

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