Kim LaFreniere, Ph.D., is an associate research fellow for the Clorox Professional Products Company. For more information about healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention, including educational resources and product information, visit www.CloroxHealthcare.com.
Cleaning professionals need to take precautions to help control the spread of the influenza virus, norovirus and other pathogens in their facilities.
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), such as (Clostridium difficile) (C. diff), norovirus and even carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP), are becoming increasingly more resistant to traditional treatments and harder to kill.