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EST Now Offers Comprehensive Food Safety Testing and Consultation We are excited to announce that EST, in partnership with the food safety experts at IEH […]

To Our Friends and Colleagues, Since 1993, EST has provided industry-leading environmental microbiological analyses for the water treatment and healthcare sectors. EST recognized early on

What is MIC? Microbial-induced corrosion (MIC) is the phenomenon of corrosive activity by microbial organisms such as bacteria, fungi, and algae. MIC is seen in

Awareness of antibiotic-resistant (AR) bacteria has increased greatly in recent years as the number of AR infections continues to grow. Organizations such as the World

In 2023, the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) published, ANSI/AAMI ST108:2023 (ST108) – Water for the Processing of Medical Devices. This new

Arriving in Orlando this year for APIC brought with it the excitement that the conference was, like most things, getting back to “normal”.  The plane

In 2021, a Stenotrophomonas maltophilia outbreak was identified in an Istanbul tertiary referral center that resulted in 121 cases. Upon investigation, Menekşe et al. (2022) report the source

Introduction In the world of microbiology, there is a strong focus on the pathogenic potential of certain bacterium. Yet the pathogenic potential of a specific

The year’s end is always a time for reflection, and as I look back on 2022 through the lens of our company mission of disease