Candida Auris Is Closer Than You Think
King County Washington. In January 2024, Washington State confirmed its first locally acquired cases of Candida auris there, traced to...
Disinfection
C. diff Doesn’t Care About Your Feelings
Clostridioides difficile forms a spore that survives almost everything you’re using to disinfect a room. Standard hospital-grade disinfectant, the quaternary...
The Invisible Impact
What people see in a patient room is a clean environment. No visible soil. Everything in place. A perfect picture....
Dilution is Easy Until It’s Not
Mixing stations introduce variables that many cleaning programs don't account for. Water pressure fluctuates throughout the day and across different...
Staff Training: The Four C’s
I have developed a full staff training on the Four C's that we will be rolling out next week. These...
Know Your Microbial Targets: Choosing the Right Disinfectant for the Pathogen
Part 2 of the Choosing the Right Disinfectant Series By John Michael Weir | Environmental Services Professional In the first...
Confronting the Ghost in the Room: Why Candida auris Demands Aggressive Disinfection
In my 27 years of experience in Healthcare Environmental Services (ES), few pathogens have proven as mysterious or as resilient...
6 Microbial Secrets That Will Change How You See the World
Introduction: The Invisible Universe This article pulls back the curtain on this hidden world. We will uncover the story of...
The History of Phenolics In Healthcare Disinfection
Phenolic compounds have played a defining role in the history of medical disinfection, shaping modern practices in infection control and...
