UV lotion lights the way to cleaner facilities

Notes to Editors

1. UV-visible marker confirms that environmental persistence of Clostridium difficile spores in toilets of patients with C. difficile-associated diarrhea is associated with lack of compliance with cleaning protocol
Michelle J. Alfa, Dueck Christine, Olson Nancy, DeGagne Pat, Papetti Selena, Wald Alana, Lo Evelyn and Harding Godfrey
BMC Infectious Diseases (in press)

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4. Dr. Alfa undertook her B.Sc. in Microbiology from the University of Manitoba, her M.Sc. in Microbiology at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia and her Ph.D. in Medical Microbiology at the University of Alberta. She is board certified as a Clinical Microbiologist with the Canadian College of Microbiologists. She is currently a Clinical Microbiologist with the Diagnostic Services of Manitoba as well as a Professor in the Dept of Medical Microbiology at the University of Manitoba, and Principal Investigator, Infectious Diseases, Canadian Centre for Agri-food Research In Health and Medicine.

Dr Alfa is available for interviews on Thursday (8 May) and Friday (9 May).