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Determining Viral Disinfection Efficacy of Hot Water Laundering
Published on: June 21, 2022
[Hygiene as a weapon in the fight against SARS-Cov-2. All experts in taking care!]
Aline Litaize1, Yannick Heuchon1, Pascale Perez1
1Hôpital d'instruction des armées Legouest, 27 avenue de Plantières, BP 90001, 57077 Metz cedex 3, France.
Abstract:
To combat SARS-Cov-2, hygiene is essential for the safety of caregivers and saves lives. In hospital as well as in everyday social and professional environments, everyone is concerned by hygiene and distancing rules. It is an opportunity for us to reinvent ourselves, protect ourselves and protect the most vulnerable. In hospital, at the heart of the crisis, the action of the infection control team, which includes the infection control nurse, is one of the cornerstones of the fight against COVID-19.
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