Since it feels like an overwhelming amount of terminology and complexity, many of us may have a mental block against the terms decontamination, disinfection and sterilisation. But which one is used when? In this 2 part series, we talk about exactly this!

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About our Guest:

Dr Teena Thomas is a clinical microbiologist. Her special interests are in infectious diseases, enhancing

infection prevention and control practices in the healthcare and community settings and improving diagnostic testing in her field. She works at the Infection Control Services Laboratory of the National Health Laboratory Services at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH) in Johannesburg. She is also a senior lecturer and researcher in the Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at Witwatersrand University.

Contact details: teena.thomas@nhls.ac.za

Researchgate link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Teena-Thomas

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