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"IMPROVING PATIENT OUTCOMES: CHEMICAL DISINFECTION AND STERILIZATIONUPDATE," BY NANCY CHOBIN, RN, CSPDM, 14

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"REDUCING NOCOMIAL INFECTIONS IN OPERATING ROOMS," BY FARHADMEMARZADEH, PHD, PE AND ANDY MANNING, PHD, PAGE 18

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GETTING WRAPPED UP IN PACKAGING CHOICES," BY BECKI HARTER, CST,RCST, CRCST, PAGE 24

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"TAPE: A DIRTY BUSINESS," BY STEVE BIERMAN, MD, PAGE 32

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"A GUIDE TO HAND HYGIENE AGENTS," BY DEB PAUL-CHEADLE, RN, CIC,PAGE 48

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"THE COST OF COMPLIANCE: RAMIFICATIONS OF HAND HYGIENEIMPLEMENTATION," BY KATHY DIX, PAGE 44

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"HANDWASHING STATIONS HARBORING BACTERIA CAN UNDO HAND-HYGIENEEFFORTS," BY KELLY M. PYREK, PAGE 54

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