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Draft 810 Series Guidelines Posted

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

Biosafety Levels Explained

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

Electrostatic Spray Technology

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

Environmental Swab Studies

Ben Tanner2022-12-05T11:00:46-05:00News|

Changes to EPA “Copper Methods”

Ben Tanner2022-07-31T18:18:15-04:00News|

Outbreaks Highlight L. pneumophila

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:10-04:00News|

CDC Residential Ebola Guidelines

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:10-04:00News|

Evaluating the Efficacy of Room UV

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:10-04:00News|

Ebola Epidemic Grows and Spreads

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

EPA Posts Ebola Claim Guidance

Ben Tanner2022-07-31T18:16:14-04:00News|

ASTM E35.15 New Orleans Re-Cap

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:10-04:00News|

EPA’s Antimicrobial Testing Program

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:10-04:00News|

Enterovirus 68: Outbreak and Testing

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:10-04:00News|

Ebola Outbreak and CDC Guidance

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:10-04:00News|

Montana State Biofilm Meeting 2014

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:10-04:00News|

Consumption/Production Monitoring

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

Update on Antibacterial Hand Soaps

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

Quaternary Ammonium DCI Coming

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

Testing Products for Odor Control

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:10-04:00News|

MERS Virus – First US Transmission

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

Overview of Device Testing Rooms

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

FDA Biofilm Science Meeting

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

EPA Test Methods Workshop

Ben Tanner2022-07-31T18:19:19-04:00News|

Fungal Resistance Testing Services

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

Norovirus: Scourge of the Seas

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

Biological Carrier Screening: Useful?

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

Now Testing Tuberculocidal Activity

Ben Tanner2022-07-31T20:08:02-04:00News|

EPA Moves to LCL for Most Testing

Ben Tanner2022-07-31T18:18:15-04:00News|

Bioaerosol Test Chamber, Explained

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

EPA Requires Custom Protocols for Surfaces Bearing “Health Claims”

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

New Pass Criteria for the UDM

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

Humidifier “Antimicrobial” Claims Challenged

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:10-04:00News|

ASTM E35 Committee Meeting Recap

Ben Tanner2022-07-31T18:20:52-04:00News|

Recap: 2015 CSPA Annual Meeting

Ben Tanner2022-07-31T18:19:37-04:00News|

2016 ASM Biodefense & Anti-Biofilm Meetings Recap

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

CSPA Mid-Year Meeting Recap

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

Recap: 2015 CSPA Mid-Year Meeting

Ben Tanner2022-07-31T18:20:52-04:00News|

Meeting Re-Cap: R.A.M.C (SIMB)

Ben Tanner2022-07-31T18:19:37-04:00News|

CDC Zika Virus Response Plan

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

FDA Data Request for Hand Sanitizers

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

Automated Endoscope Reprocessor for Disinfection Validation Studies

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

FDA Cosmetic Testing Rules: It’s All About Adulteration

Ben Tanner2022-07-31T18:19:37-04:00News|

Colistin-Resistant “Superbugs” in U.S.

Ben Tanner2022-07-31T18:20:52-04:00News|

Zika Virus Update and Testing

Ben Tanner2022-07-31T18:20:52-04:00News|

Elizabethkingia Outbreak Update

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

Microchem Receives ISO 17025 Accreditation

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

EPA Updates Emerging Viral Pathogen Guidance

Ben Tanner2022-07-31T18:20:52-04:00News|

EPA Updates Draft Copper Protocol

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:12-04:00News|

Zika Virus Outbreak Update

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:12-04:00News|

EPA-Registered Antimicrobial Paint

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:12-04:00News|

Emerging Zoonotic Pathogens

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:12-04:00News|

Biofilms – EPA Status Update

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:12-04:00News|

FTC Files Lawsuit for False Claims

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

Vesicular Stomatitis Outbreak

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

Avian Influenza Outbreak

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

EPA Treated Article Exemption (TAE)

Ben Tanner2022-08-29T19:32:11-04:00News|

Disinfectants & Regulatory Authority

Ben Tanner2022-07-31T18:20:52-04:00News|

Changes to Antiseptic Regulations

Ben Tanner2022-07-31T20:08:18-04:00News|

Recent Outbreaks of Listeria

Ben Tanner2022-07-31T18:19:37-04:00News|

Human Herpesvirus I

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T14:57:28-04:00Enveloped, Microorganisms, Virus|

Human Herpesvirus II

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T14:57:56-04:00Enveloped, Microorganisms, Virus|

Respiratory Syncytial Virus

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T14:58:20-04:00Enveloped, Microorganisms, Virus|

Hepatitis A Virus

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T14:58:41-04:00Microorganisms, Non-Enveloped, Virus|

Rhinovirus

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T14:59:05-04:00Microorganisms, Non-Enveloped, Virus|

Coronavirus

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T14:59:24-04:00Enveloped, Microorganisms, Virus|

Poliovirus

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:03:42-04:00Microorganisms, Non-Enveloped, Virus|

Canine Parvovirus

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:04:04-04:00Microorganisms, Non-Enveloped, Virus|

Coxsackieviruses

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:04:37-04:00Microorganisms, Non-Enveloped, Virus|

Echovirus

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:05:05-04:00Microorganisms, Non-Enveloped, Virus|

Norovirus

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:05:33-04:00Microorganisms, Non-Enveloped, Virus|

Influenza A Virus

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:06:08-04:00Enveloped, Microorganisms, Virus|

Clostridioides difficile

Ben Tanner2022-11-02T17:43:20-04:00Anaerobe, Gram-Positive, Microorganisms, Spore Former|

Corynebacterium xerosis

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:07:07-04:00Bacteria, Gram-Positive, Microorganisms|

Mycobacterium terrae

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:07:31-04:00Bacteria, Gram-Positive, Microorganisms|

Bacillus subtilis

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:07:58-04:00Bacteria, Gram-Positive, Microorganisms, Spore Former|

Staphylococcus aureus

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:08:28-04:00Antibiotic Resistant, Bacteria, Gram-Positive, Healthcare-Transmitted, Microorganisms, Surface-Transmitted|

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:08:56-04:00Bacteria, Gram-Negative, Microorganisms|

Listeria monocytogenes

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:09:23-04:00Bacteria, Gram-Positive, Microorganisms|

Bacillus cereus

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:09:47-04:00Bacteria, Gram-Positive, Microorganisms, Spore Former|

Legionella pneumophila

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:10:16-04:00Bacteria, Gram-Negative, Microorganisms|

Acinetobacter baumannii

Ben Tanner2022-12-07T11:24:53-05:00Antibiotic Resistant, Bacteria, Emerging Pathogen, Gram-Negative, Healthcare-Transmitted, Microorganisms|

Enterococcus faecium

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:11:20-04:00Bacteria, Gram-Positive, Healthcare-Transmitted, Microorganisms|

Enterobacter aerogenes

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:11:54-04:00Antibiotic Resistant, Bacteria, Emerging Pathogen, Gram-Negative, Healthcare-Transmitted, Microorganisms|

Enterobacter cloacae

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:12:40-04:00Antibiotic Resistant, Bacteria, Gram-Negative, Healthcare-Transmitted, Microorganisms|

Salmonella enterica

Ben Tanner2023-10-03T12:19:51-04:00Bacteria, Gram-Negative, Microorganisms|

Streptococcus pyogenes

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:14:07-04:00Aerosol-Transmitted, Bacteria, Gram-Positive, Healthcare-Transmitted, Microorganisms|

Escherichia coli

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:14:31-04:00Bacteria, Gram-Negative, Microorganisms|

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:15:56-04:00Bacteria, Gram-Positive, Microorganisms|

Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE)

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:16:39-04:00Antibiotic Resistant, Gram-Positive, Microorganisms, Surface-Transmitted|

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:17:10-04:00Bacteria, Gram-Positive, Microorganisms|

Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:15:01-04:00Antibiotic Resistant, Bacteria, Gram-Positive, Healthcare-Transmitted, Microorganisms, Surface-Transmitted|

Enterococcus faecalis (VRE)

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:15:30-04:00Antibiotic Resistant, Bacteria, Gram-Positive, Healthcare-Transmitted, Microorganisms|

Candida tropicalis

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:19:05-04:00Healthcare-Transmitted, Microorganisms, Surface-Transmitted, Yeast/Fungus|

Burkholderia cepacia

Ben Tanner2023-08-21T12:20:37-04:00Bacteria, Gram-Negative, Microorganisms|

Propionibacterium acnes

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:20:42-04:00Anaerobe, Bacteria, Gram-Positive, Microorganisms|

Penicillium sp.

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:21:34-04:00Microorganisms, Yeast/Fungus|

Mycobacterium smegmatis

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:22:23-04:00Bacteria, Gram-Positive, Microorganisms|

Mycobacterium bovis BCG

Ben Tanner2022-09-15T14:36:04-04:00Microorganisms|

Rhodotorula mucilaginosa

Ben Tanner2022-09-15T14:36:04-04:00Microorganisms|

Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:17:29-04:00Microorganisms, Yeast/Fungus|

Aspergillus brasiliensis

Ben Tanner2022-11-08T17:26:14-05:00Microorganisms, Yeast/Fungus|

Candida albicans

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:18:16-04:00Microorganisms, Yeast/Fungus|

Streptococcus sobrinus

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:18:39-04:00Bacteria, Gram-Positive, Microorganisms|

Neiserria gonorrhoeae

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:19:28-04:00Bacteria, Gram-Negative, Microorganisms|

Bordetella pertussis

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:20:16-04:00Aerosol-Transmitted, Bacteria, Gram-Negative, Microorganisms|

Micrococcus luteus

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:21:12-04:00Bacteria, Gram-Positive, Microorganisms|

Serratia marcescens

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:21:59-04:00Bacteria, Gram-Negative, Microorganisms|

Enterovirus 71

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:23:38-04:00Microorganisms, Non-Enveloped, Virus|

Vesicular Stomatitis Virus

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:24:22-04:00Enveloped, Microorganisms, Virus|

Enterovirus 68

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:23:58-04:00Microorganisms, Non-Enveloped, Virus|

Minute Virus of Mice

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:24:55-04:00Microorganisms, Non-Enveloped, Virus|

Human Rotavirus

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:25:22-04:00Microorganisms, Non-Enveloped, Virus|

Adenovirus

Ben Tanner2023-02-22T23:45:30-05:00Microorganisms, Non-Enveloped, Virus|

Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus and Hepatitis C Virus

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:26:05-04:00Enveloped, Microorganisms, Virus|

Canine Distemper Virus

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:26:31-04:00Enveloped, Microorganisms, Virus|

Influenza B

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:26:55-04:00Enveloped, Microorganisms, Virus|

Human Herpesvirus 5 (Cytomegalovirus)

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:27:17-04:00Enveloped, Microorganisms, Virus|

Feline Calicivirus

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:27:43-04:00Microorganisms, Non-Enveloped, Virus|

Equine Herpesvirus 1

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:28:08-04:00Enveloped, Microorganisms, Virus|

Measles Virus

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:28:30-04:00Enveloped, Microorganisms, Virus|

Bovine Rotavirus

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:28:56-04:00Microorganisms, Non-Enveloped, Virus|

Canine Parainfluenza Virus

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:29:21-04:00Enveloped, Microorganisms, Virus|

MS2 Bacteriophage

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:29:46-04:00Bacteriophage, Microorganisms, Non-Enveloped, Virus|

Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus

Ben Tanner2022-09-26T15:30:08-04:00Microorganisms, Non-Enveloped, Virus|

The Hygiene Hypothesis Refined

Ben Tanner2023-05-24T10:50:24-04:002017, News|

Antimicrobial Testing Proficiency

Ben Tanner2023-05-24T10:51:35-04:002017, News|

Consumer Reports Tests Humidifiers, Warns EPA of False/Misleading Claims

Ben Tanner2023-05-24T10:52:12-04:002017, News|

Product Trends to Watch in 2016

Ben Tanner2023-05-24T10:52:48-04:002017, News|

It’s Official: The Labs Are Combined!

Ben Tanner2023-05-24T10:53:19-04:002017, News|

ATL Getting a New Name for 2016!

Ben Tanner2023-05-24T10:54:08-04:002017, News|

AATCC Conference & IFAI Expo Recap

Ben Tanner2022-09-15T13:26:00-04:00Insights|

EPA Disinfection Hierarchy Workshop

Ben Tanner2022-09-15T13:26:00-04:00Insights|

Does Organic Soil Impact Efficacy?

Ben Tanner2022-09-15T13:26:00-04:00Insights|

Recreational Water Infections Rising

Ben Tanner2022-09-15T13:26:00-04:00Insights|

Silver-Catheters and Chemo Drugs

Ben Tanner2023-05-24T10:49:59-04:002017, News|

Selective and Differential Microbiology

Ben Tanner2023-05-24T10:50:40-04:002017, News|

Do Natural Preservatives Mean Safer Products?

Ben Tanner2023-05-24T10:51:45-04:002017, News|

Recap: 11th Antimicrobial Workshop

Ben Tanner2023-05-24T10:52:27-04:002017, News|

Biosafety Levels: Examples

Ben Tanner2023-05-24T10:52:58-04:002017, News|

Disney Measles Outbreak

Ben Tanner2023-05-24T10:53:40-04:002017, News|

Find the Right Treated Article Test

Ben Tanner2023-05-24T10:54:22-04:002017, News|

The Link Between Winter and the Flu

Ben Tanner2022-09-15T13:26:00-04:00Insights|

Ebola Virus

Ben Tanner2022-09-15T13:26:00-04:00Insights|

Tracking the Spread of Virus in Offices

Ben Tanner2022-09-15T13:26:00-04:00Insights|

ATL’s “Smart” Mister/Fogger Protocol

Ben Tanner2023-05-24T10:50:12-04:002017, News|

Is Sunlight the Best Disinfectant?

Ben Tanner2023-05-24T10:51:24-04:002017, News|

Massive Solar Panel Install at ATL

Ben Tanner2023-05-24T10:51:57-04:002017, News|

UV Room Devices Gain Popularity

Ben Tanner2023-05-24T10:52:38-04:002017, News|

Viruses for Use in Product Testing

Ben Tanner2023-05-24T10:53:07-04:002017, News|

Variability in Antimicrobial Testing

Ben Tanner2023-05-24T10:53:54-04:002017, News|

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