The Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC) is advising healthcare laundries to follow the current guidelines offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding the processing of linens that have been used in the care of suspected or confirmed patients wit...
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Detailed information on environmental infection control in healthcare settings can be found in CDC’s Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities and Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transm...
Detailed information on environmental infection control in healthcare settings can be found in CDC’s Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities and Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings [section IV.F. Care of...
Presents the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health Care Facilities, released in 2003. Laundry and bedding; Regulation of medical wastes; Precautions for handling wastes generated during care of patients with rare diseases....
Management of laundry, food service utensils, and medical waste should also be performed in accordance with routine procedures. Detailed information on environmental infection control in healthcare settings can be found in CDC’s Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities and...
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Special topics include building a culture of accountability to prevent HAIs, and infection prevention in healthcare laundry. A 20-year agency veteran and expert in drug-resistant pathogens and healthcare-associated infections, Bell’s career has focused on investigating and preventing transmission of ...