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March 13, 2009
Use PPE When Sorting, Plus Wash Hands Regularly to Prevent Spreading MRSA (Part 2)

“MRSA is a four-letter ‘word’ no healthcare worker wants to hear. What exactly is it? How does it spread, and how can it affect my laundry operation? Does my staff need to take any special precautions? Should I be concerned about my workers unknowingly taking it home to their families?”

Equipment Manufacturing: Dan Goldman, Wascomat Laundry Equipment, Inwood, N.Y.

March 6, 2009
Use PPE When Sorting, Plus Wash Hands Regularly to Prevent Spreading MRSA (Part 1)

“MRSA is a four-letter ‘word’ no healthcare worker wants to hear. What exactly is it? How does it spread, and how can it affect my laundry operation? Does my staff need to take any special precautions? Should I be concerned about my workers unknowingly taking it home to their families?”

Textiles: Elizabeth Easter, Ph.D., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.

November 15, 2007
Survey: Half Re-examine Infection Control in Light of MRSA Reports

CHICAGO — Nearly half of the respondents who participated in November’s Wire survey say they’ve re-examined the infection control procedures utilized in their laundry or facility following the mainstream media’s recent coverage of MRSA-related infections in the community at large.

One-third of respondents say they’ve been solicited this year by a vendor trying to sell a product that it says is designed to combat MRSA.

November 9, 2007
Contain and Confine Still Guiding Principle of Infection Control

The infection-causing bacteria known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA, or “mer-sa” for short) has been a nemesis of infection control professionals (ICP) and healthcare laundry managers for decades. Now, it’s caught the public’s attention and is making headlines across the nation.