Sterile processing safety check. The unsung heroes of your facility deserve to work without worry.

Are those stethoscopes clean? You may be ignoring this common source of pathogens.

Infection prevention: A gross cure for recurrent <em>C. diff</em>. When antibiotics fail, fecal transplants are remarkably effective.

5 strategies for whole-room disinfection. When time and resources are limited, efficiency is the key.

Take our barrier protection quiz. Is your staff fully protected from harmful fluids and chemicals?

The new rules of terminal cleaning. Has your approach to end-of-day OR disinfection evolved with the times?

Flash forward. The unexpected benefits of abstaining from immediate-use steam sterilization.

Infection prevention: Our "Scrub the Hub" campaign. Brushing up on IV hub and port disinfection.

Don't be a stranger to the scope room. Because there's a lot you don't know about endoscope reprocessing.

Guaranteed delivery of sterilized sets. Our crosscheck program verifies that wrapped and rigid instrument trays arrive in the OR ready for use.

The power to prevent SSIs. New tools give you the upper hand in the fight against infections.

All 16 reprocessed ureteroscopes researchers studied were still contaminated. Researchers stress the importance of consistently monitoring reprocessing outcomes.

Mold discovery puts surgeries on hold at Sonoma West Medical Center. "We currently have no way to sterilize equipment," the interim CEO said after health officials confirmed the presence of mold in a sterilization sink.

CDC issues first SSI-prevention update in 18 years. New recommendations address pre-op bathing, prepping, patient warming, antimicrobials and more.

Hospital, laundry service fighting allegations related to 7 patient deaths. Hospital investigators and CDC appear to be at odds over the most likely source of the infections.

Inside our journey to zero SSIs. It took evidence-based practices and hard work to eliminate infections.

Get buy-in for bundles to reduce infection risks. Q&A with Chad Buhs, MD, surgeon champion of SSI prevention.

5 burning questions about patient warming. Separating fact from fiction on ways to prevent hypothermia and lower infection risks.

Souped-up surface cleaning. Whole-room disinfection solutions and fine-tuned manual scrubbing will eradicate infection-causing microorganisms.

The lowdown on low-temp sterilization. Maximize your use of alternatives to the autoclave to reprocess heat-sensitive devices and flexible endoscopes.