Infection prevention and control lapse involving medical equipment reprocessing at a family medicine clinic in Ottawa, Ontario, 2018

Infection prevention and control lapse involving medical equipment reprocessing at a family medicine clinic in Ottawa, Ontario, 2018

Background: In April 2018, Ottawa Public Health identified a large-scale infection prevention and control (IPAC) lapse spanning 15 years related to inadequate reprocessing of reusable critical medical equipment used in a family medicine clinic. Objectives: To describe the public health response t...

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Main Authors: Geneviève Cadieux, Dara Spatz Friedman, Leslie Tilley, Tony Mazzulli, Cameron McDermaid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Health Agency of Canada 2020-02-01
Series:Canada Communicable Disease Report
Subjects:
infection prevention and control
infection control lapse/breach
community-based healthcare settings
private practice/standards
family practice
ambulatory surgical procedures
cross infection/prevention and control
equipment contamination
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.14745/ccdr.v46i23a04

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https://doi.org/10.14745/ccdr.v46i23a04

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