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The Connection Between Lockdowns and Legionnaires

Patient Care, Healthcare, Infection Prevention, Reopening Buildings Safely, Detection of Legionella, Legionnaires’ Disease, Dr. Janet E. Stout, Symptoms and Health Effects of Legionnaires’, Where and When to Test for Legionella

Reopening buildings safely and maintaining a healthy indoor environment may be more challenging than many administrators anticipate. By late 2020, the detection of Legionella had already caused major issues at several schools in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Reducing the Risk of Legionnaires' Disease

Patient Care, Healthcare, Infection Prevention, Legionnaires’ Disease, Dr. Janet E. Stout

Guidelines for Legionella Control from Renowned Experts

The Legionella threat is genuine and critical. Approximately 10% of Legionnaires' Disease cases are fatal, and a known 10,000 cases occur annually. When one adds in the estimated number of unreported cases, the total rises to as many as 70,000.

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Long-Term Care Facility Goes Touchless with Chicago Faucets

Facility Management, Patient Care, Plumbing, Infection Prevention, touchless commercial faucets, Touchless

Easy Installation and Touchless Technology Made Chicago Faucets an Easy Choice.

Legionella: Microbial Threat Lurking in Your Building's Water Systems

Facility Management, Patient Care, Plumbing, Healthcare, Infection Prevention

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Legionella is a threat in building water systems you may not know exists.

How do I update my restroom to eliminate the spread of germs?

Patient Care, Healthcare, Infection Prevention

upgrade needed

Written by: Carol J Alexander

The onset of the coronavirus pandemic forced germ control to the top of everyone’s priority list, specifically in the public restroom.

Remove Stagnant Water: How Do You Improve Water Quality Before Re-Opening Your Building?

Facility Management, Plumbing, commercial, Education, Infection Prevention

re-opening buildings

As businesses take their first cautious steps back to some sense of normalcy following the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, facility managers will be responsible for re-opening buildings that may have been unoccupied for months.

Good, Better, Best: What are your options for low- to no-touch faucets?

Patient Care, Healthcare, Infection Prevention

The surface of any typical sink faucet can harbor germs like the common cold, E-coli, influenza, salmonella, streptococcus, and typhus.

63 Million Americans exposed to unsafe drinking water

Education, Infection Prevention

potable water in US

Even though the United States is one of the safest places to get clean public drinking water, there are some risks associated with where and how we get our water.