| Subject: | CDC Releases Updated Guidelines for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities |
| Category: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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| Published: | Mon, 17 Nov 2008 - 02:00 pm |
| The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released updated Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities. The guideline presents evidence-based recommendations on the preferred methods for cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization of patient-care medical devices and for cleaning and disinfecting the healthcare environment. This document supercedes the relevant sections contained in the 1985 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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