Discussions in Infection Control

An independent site by Lawrence F Muscarella PhD -- a national authority on the causes and prevention of healthcare-associated infections and related errors.

Category: Disease Transmission

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A Tale of Two Assessments of the Risk of Disease Transmission

December 11, 2012 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

December 11, 2012 (updated 8-5-2014): The Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) decision in 2009 not to notify patients of the several infection-control breaches confirmed within the VA Caribbean Healthcare System, which…

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Reprocessing the Handles of Rigid Laryngoscopes

December 6, 2012 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

October 16, 2012 — Published guidelines classify the blades of rigid laryngoscopes (used for intubation) as semi-critical devices that require cleaning followed by high-level disinfection (or sterilization) after each use.(3,13-15)…

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