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Infection prevention experts answer your top coronavirus questions
Our infection prevention experts and scientists answer some of the general public’s biggest questions surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. With answers from our Clinical and Science & Innovation teams. [If you’re a healthcare professional, you should follow local, national and international guidance on the matter as appropriate]. Do face masks actually protect you against coronavirus?…
Read MoreThe biofilm challenge for cleaning, disinfection, and sterilisation
In the AJIC special issue on ‘Disinfection, sterilization, and antisepsis’, there is a helpful State-of-the-Science mini-review on the importance of biofilms in medical device reprocessing and healthcare surface disinfection. The review covers the growing appreciation that biofilms present a tough challenging to cleaning, disinfection, and sterilisation attempts for both medical devices and surfaces in healthcare settings. The review draws…
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