The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...

The Oregon Patient Safety Commission offers a free, downloadable guideline that includes current policies and procedures for cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of reusable equipment, instruments ...

The process by which institutions clean and sterilize ureteroscopes leaves the instruments contaminated with debris, residue and bacteria, according to a new study presented at the 44th Annual ...

A new Penn Medicine facility in Southwest Philadelphia will sterilize and package surgical equipment for several hospitals in the area, using steam from purified water in stainless steel machines to ...

Mercy Regional Medical Center has cut back on all nonemergent and elective procedures after hospital staff members discovered cleaning and sterilization issues with some surgical equipment. “We know ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Roudebush VA Medical Center usually performs hundreds of surgeries every month, but 13 Investigates has learned some of those surgeries have been put on hold – and a special ...

More than 60 patients who suffered post-surgical infections are suing Denver’s Porter Adventist Hospital over a breach in sterilization procedures, which a state investigation found was far more ...