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Timeline of infection control

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| 1985 || Disinfectant research || || A.A. Rosenblatt, D.H. Rosenblatt and J.E. Knapp find {{w|chlorine}} to be a sterilant in a gaseous phase.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=JENG |first1=DAVID K. |last2=WOODWORTH |first2=ARCHIE G. |author1= |title=Chlorine Dioxide Gas Sterilization under Square-Wave Conditions |url=https://aem.asm.org/content/aem/56/2/514.full.pdf |publisher=American Society for Microbiology}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Isolator Decontamination Using Chlorine Dioxide Gas |url=http://files.alfresco.mjh.group/alfresco_images/pharma//2014/08/22/5072423c-8e4d-43c2-a2cd-9c8c0db926e3/article-156880.pdf |website=files.alfresco.mjh.group/ |accessdate=25 May 2020}}</ref> ||
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| 1985–1988 || || HIV infection || Developed A document entitled ''Universal precautions'' is issued in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic . It dictates application of blood and body fluid precautions to all patients, regardless of infection status.<ref>CDC. Update: universal precautions for prevention of transmission of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B virus, and other bloodborne pathogens in health-care settings. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1988;37(24):377-82, 87-8.</ref><ref>CDC. Recommendations for preventing transmission of infection with human T- lymphotropic virus type III/lymphadenopathy-associated virus in the workplace. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1985;34(450:681-6, 91-5.</ref> ||
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| 1986 || Disinfection method introduction || || Pulsed laser sterilization is described.<ref name="Rogers"/> ||
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