[ RadSafe ] Polonium poisoning case sheds light on infection control practices

Cary Renquist cary.renquist at ezag.com
Tue Sep 13 06:47:31 CDT 2011


I have always said that Infection Control specialists need to spend some time in a laboratory that handles radioactive material...  After spending some time working at a hospital I realized that they really don't understand contamination control...
 
Polonium poisoning case sheds light on infection control practices 
http://j.mp/pqHwF4
 
"Our findings suggest that more attention should be given to infection control practices during daily activities that are not normally considered risky," le Polain de Waroux said. "The study could have implications for managing patient care in general, including to those with other infectious and non-infectious diseases transmitted through similar routes as radiation."
 
Cary
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