We spotlight the importance of hand
hygiene to improve public health, serve as a trusted
resource and raise awareness of leading-edge hand
hygiene and skin health scientific advancements through the GOJO Blog.
GOJO microbiologists, scientists,
nurses and communication professionals post regularly
and we also get the views of outside experts and
thought leaders in the field. It’s all part of the
GOJO Purpose, saving lives and making lives better
through well-being solutions.
What You Need to Know About Candida auris in the Healthcare Setting
10/10/2019
By Rachel Leslie
Clinical Science Manager
Recent media reports have called attention to Candida auris, a fungus which was first discovered in a woman’s ear canal in a Japanese hospital in 20091 and has since spread across the globe, landing in the United States four years ago as a new cause of healthcare-associated infections.2 According to the CDC, C. auris is an emerging pathogen that presents a serious global health threat due to frequent resistance to antifungal drugs, causing severe illness in patients, patients remaining carriers of the organism, and its’ ability to survive on environmental surfaces for an extended period of time.3
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GOJO Expands PURELL SMARTLINK Portfolio with a new Individual Monitoring Solution
6/7/2019
By Tamara Cross
SMARTLINK Solutions, Product Management Director
GOJO has expanded its PURELL SMARTLINK™ Technologies portfolio to include the PURELL SMARTLINK Integrated Monitoring System (IMS). With this addition, the PURELL SMARTLINK portfolio is the broadest set of electronic hand hygiene monitoring solutions in the market,3 which allows GOJO to offer customers a solution no matter where they are in their electronic hand hygiene monitoring journey.
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Raising Awareness for the Importance of Hand Hygiene
5/2/2018
By Megan J. DiGiorgio, MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC
Clinical Specialist, GOJO Industries
Every year on May 5th, we come together on World Hand Hygiene Day to raise awareness for the critical role hand hygiene plays in infection prevention.
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United in Patient Safety
3/14/2018
By Megan J. DiGiorgio, MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC
Clinical Specialist, GOJO Industries
Each year, the National Patient Safety Foundation works to bring together and engage healthcare professionals and patients to help spread the important message of patient safety. This message is amplified during Patient Safety Awareness Week, which this year began on March 11th and runs through Saturday, March 17th.
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Continuing to Enhance Direct Observation
3/8/2018
By Tamara Cross
SMARTLINK Solutions, Product Management Director
The GOJO® SMARTLINK™ Observation (OBV) System was designed with the healthcare professional in mind. And, since its launch, we have worked to create an easier and more intuitive experience with the OBV system.
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