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: Food and Drug Administration

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History of the STERIS System 1: A Detailed Review

January 9, 2013 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

September 18, 2013 — This article discusses the history of the STERIS System 1 Liquid Chemical Processor and its de facto recall (by the Food and Drug Administration). Click here…

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Medical Errors, Infection-Control Breaches and the Use of Adulterated Devices

December 21, 2012 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

Initial comments: The following blog is an abstract of my peer-reviewed article: Medical errors, infection-control breaches and the use of adulterated and misbranded medical devices. (Muscarella LF. World J Clin…

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The Partial Immersion of a Flexible Endoscope in the Disinfectant?

December 10, 2012 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

There are two rules of thumbs (among others), in particular, that are apropos to questions about whether a flexible “ENT” endoscope, like any other type of flexible endoscope, may be…

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