Get straight on skin prepping. Pre-op antisepsis is hardly complex, but questions remain.

The lowdown on low-temp sterilization. Take the time to ensure your delicate items are reprocessed correctly.

Can you spell SSI with IUSS? Yes, but only if you do it backwards. Here's how to get immediate-use steam sterilization right.

Duodenoscope cross-contamination is a common complication. Investigators' report faults scope's design, manufacturers' directions.

Olympus issues new duodenoscope reprocessing instructions. New guidelines focus on problematic elevator channel.

Let UV light shine. Small but mighty superbug-zapping robots that decontaminate the surfaces you missed are the newest craze in infection prevention.

Infection Prevention: How we set up our SSI surveillance program. Tracking infections gives you the upper hand in the fight against them.

Deadly duodenoscopes? Is a long-overlooked cross-contamination risk endangering your patients?

CRE superbug sickens 7, Kills 2 in Los Angeles Hospital. Another 179 patients who underwent routine endoscopies may have been exposed.

Does endoscope reprocessing keep you up at night? Following these 7 steps will ensure patient safety and extend the life of the delicate instruments.

What's the standard for pre-op showers? An infection prevention researcher responds to updated skin prepping guidelines.

8 common misconceptions about instrument decontamination. The right way to get items ready for sterilization.

Twenty percent of surgeons didn't wash their hands in bathroom. Danish study observed hand hygiene gap -- at American College of Surgeons' conference.

Infection Prevention: To prevent infection, first assess the risk. To prevail, you need to know your enemies and know yourself.

The hard costs of SSIs. Preventing post-op infections is more cost-effective than treating them.

Skin in the game. What are your pre-op bathing practices?

The details of decontamination. Start sterile processing on the right foot.

Johns Hopkins, CDC team up to provide Ebola training for providers. Three modules will be available on CDC website.

SSIs scrub California hospital's elective surgery schedule. Joint Commission reviewing accreditation after outbreak.

Adding insult to injury, Epidemiologically. Researchers probe connection between surgical-site and healthcare-acquired infections.