title: Product evaluation.
abstract: As healthcare budgets shrink, infection control personnel must become more involved in the process by which their institutions choose products and equipment. This article suggests an approach that individuals or programs can use to assess products in a consistent and thorough manner.
authors.affiliation: Community Health Network, Rochester, New York, USA.
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Valenti
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Herwaldt
mesh_terms: D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D004869:Equipment Safety; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors