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Rachel Leslie
Clinical Science Manager, GOJO Industries
Rachel Leslie is a Clinical Science Manager in Research & Development at GOJO Industries. She has been with GOJO since 2011, focusing on the development and antimicrobial testing of hand hygiene and surface disinfection products. She has presented her research at GOJO in peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. Rachel holds a Masters of Science in Chemical Biology from the University of Michigan.
What You Need to Know About Candida auris in the Healthcare Setting
10/10/2019
By Rachel Leslie
Clinical Science Manager, GOJO Industries
Recent media reports have called attention to Candida auris, a fungus which was first discovered in a woman’s ear canal in a Japanese hospital in 20091 and has since spread across the globe, landing in the United States four years ago as a new cause of healthcare-associated infections.2 According to the CDC, C. auris is an emerging pathogen that presents a serious global health threat due to frequent resistance to antifungal drugs, causing severe illness in patients, patients remaining carriers of the organism, and its’ ability to survive on environmental surfaces for an extended period of time.3
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Measles Awareness: Help Stop Transmission
6/18/2019
By Rachel Leslie
Clinical Science Manager, GOJO Industries
While Measles was declared eliminated in 2000, the United States is now experiencing the highest number of measles cases since 1994.
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Help Prevent the Spread of Hepatitis A
4/30/2019
By Rachel Leslie
Clinical Science Manager, GOJO Industries
While Hepatitis A rates had been decreasing in the United States since the late 1990’s through 2015, localized outbreaks have made a resurgence. Since 2016 several states including Arizona, California, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, and Utah have experienced outbreaks, resulting in over 15,000 confirmed cases and 140 deaths across the US.
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