Abstract: An infection control bedding product such as a pillow, duvet, mattress, cushion or such like having a sealed cover, a resiliently deformable filling material, and a vent means in the cover, the vent means including a filter medium including a filter membrane for the removal of particles of microbial size, a strengthening layer of material for providing mechanical strength to the filter medium, and an adhesive layer, wherein the filter medium allows air flow therethrough but is substantially impermeable to liquid while maintaining a barrier to particles of microbial size; optionally, wherein the adhesive layer is formed from a plurality of dots of adhesive applied to the strengthening layer.