Most people know that practicing good hand hygiene, such as washing or sanitizing the hands regularly, can help reduce the risk of infection. However, many are overlooking a key culprit in the spread of germs: the nose. Together with hand hygiene, sanitizing the nose is a simple step than can help prevent the spread of germs and enhance overall health. The moist, hairy skin inside the nostrils is the perfect environment for potentially dangerous germs to grow […]
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Sanitize Your Nose: Help Protect Yourself and Others from Infection
January 21, 2021Category: Nasal Decolonization Comments (0)
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MRSA Statistics in Hospitals
January 15, 2021Category: MRSA Comments (0)
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Why High-Touch Employees Should Sanitize Their Nose
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7 Back-to-School Safety Tips for Students and Parents
October 1, 2020As some schools gear up for in-person learning, many parents are concerned about the spread of harmful germs. This blog helps explain how germs spread and reviews some techniques to help reduce transmission, including hand washing and social distancing and sanitizing the nose. Germ transmission can occur through several modes, such as [1]: Direct or […]
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Role of Nasal Decolonization in Preventing Secondary Infections
September 18, 2020For Healthcare Professionals Many different types of pathogens can cause infection, including viruses, bacteria, and fungi. Sometimes, getting one infection can lead to a weakening of the immune system or to damage to the respiratory tract, which can result in an increased risk of acquiring an additional infection, known as a secondary infection. What […]
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Staph Infections in Hockey
September 1, 2020Athletes work hard, play hard, and their training facilities and locker rooms often show it. One might expect to see sweaty equipment, damp towels, and scattered personal hygiene products throughout. These are ideal environments for bacterial growth which can put athletes at increased risk of infection by potentially dangerous pathogens, like Staphylococcus aureus. Staphylococcus aureus, […]
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PPE in Healthcare
August 17, 2020Personal protective equipment (PPE) refers to clothing, tools and gear that is intended to protect an individual from potential hazards that they may be exposed to at work or while engaging in other activities. Common job hazards that may necessitate the use of PPE include exposure to dangerous chemicals, bodily fluids or infectious germs. Some […]
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Staph Infections from Wrestling: Everything You Need to Know
July 10, 2020Category: MRSA Comments Off on Staph Infections from Wrestling: Everything You Need to Know
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Employee Wellness Programs: Why Your Company Needs One
June 25, 2020Employee wellness programs have become increasingly popular across companies of all sizes over the past few decades. [1]. Employee wellness programs were first initiated as an employee benefit and were advertised as a perk of working for some of these larger corporations. […]
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What is MSSA?
June 18, 2020Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is categorized as a commensal bacterium because it is able to gain benefits from living with a host but does not typically cause any harm or provide any benefits for the host. The bacteria colonize inside of the nose (the nasal vestibule) and interact with nasal epithelial cells that line the […]
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