A local audit undertaken in several GP practices found that many were failing to follow current national guidelines on the decontamination of minor and general surgical instruments and other equipment ...

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Owens & Minor (NYSE: OMI) announced today that it completed the acquisition of the surgical and infection prevention (“S&IP”) business of Halyard Health ...

“Bed linen and laboratory coats were not washed and surgical instruments were only cleaned ... look for pockets of undrained pus.” Pus and minor infection was just considered part of normal ...