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MICROBES CANNOT BE SEEN!
YET, MANY CLEANING AND DISINFECTION
DECISIONS ARE MADE BASED ON WHETHER
SURFACES ARE VISIBLY SOILED.
Let’s address this problem at the microbial level—where it exists.
FACT: Surfaces are fomites that contribute to the acquisition and
transmission of microbes that cause deadly infections. Rough and often
damaged surfaces support microbial attachment and biofilm formation.
The Healthcare Surfaces Institute works to provide education and
guidelines that address the foundational issue of surfaces.
Join us at healthcaresurfacesinstitute.org
Healthcare Surfaces Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Our mission is to reduce preventable
infections through the collaboration of industry, academia, science, regulatory, and service sectors by
interrupting the transmission of surface-related pathogens in healthcare in support of community health.