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Clinical and environmental microbiologist, founder of Culturewell, medical laboratory scientist, and infection prevention enthusiast. https://www.getculturewell.com Cleaning Compliance, Outbreak Response 💪
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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers have developed a nasal COVID-19 vaccine that BLOCKS transmission of the virus. This suggests vaccines delivered directly to the nose or mouth could play a CRITICAL role in containing the spread of respiratory infections. Phase I clinical trials HAVE BEEN APPROVED! 🧪🧵⬇️

submitted 13 days ago • 201 comments

When public services go dark, it's time for the private sector to step up; if anyone in the US is in need of outbreak response testing and support for bacterial or fungal pathogens, Culturewell is here to help. Special discount and prioritization for public health orgs. getculturewell.com #IDSky

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

New taxonomic names (Genus species) published for a ton of public health-relevant viruses. A major conflict between taxonomists and science communicators arises...

submitted 74 days ago • 1 comment

Disease outbreak news on undiagnosed disease in #DRCongo bit.ly/3Zpj12M

submitted 78 days ago • 12 comments

Findings from previous outbreak investigations and drain studies: Positive drain cultures were associated with the practice of dumping nutrition shakes down hand washing sinks (feeding the biofilm). 🧵1/X

submitted 80 days ago • 4 comments

Infection preventionists: *Who is doing your cleaning and disinfection of your ORs between patients? *Who trains and manages their competency? *Do they have access to a sporicidal disinfectant?

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

Splash pads can be full of surprises. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

This study should be called "Analysis of contamination of brain tissue during the biorepository collection process." I don't think the authors sufficiently prove the existence of a brain microbiome. They just proved that brain samples get contaminated during the collection and preservation process 😬

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

Candida auris outbreak? For affected patient rooms, trash all linens and curtains. It's too risky to put these back into circulation - we need more evidence that shows that we do not have persistence of C. auris post-laundering.

submitted 84 days ago • 2 comments

Candida auris. Hospitals in the US are still using pH neutral floor cleaning products (not disinfectants!) in these rooms. It's time for a change to the requirements: IF (INFECTION)= CLEAN AND DISINFECT THE FLOOR. (Yes, a dreaded 2-step process!)

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

Bathroom handrails. Regardless of facility type, location, primary disinfectant, these handrails are most often the dirtiest location in a 'clean' patient room. Dedicated training for EVS teams is necessary because cleaning these surfaces effectively is NOT intuitive.

submitted 93 days ago • 1 comment

Fun fact: we typically find C. difficile on provider-only surfaces in clean patient rooms. Think workstations and supply cart keypads.

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments