Latest Infection control Stories
SCRANTON, Pa., Aug. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- X-STATIC(®), the silver-based antimicrobial technology, released a whitepaper to educate infection preventionists on the issue of contamination of soft surface fabrics in healthcare settings. The whitepaper, titled "Soft Surface Bacterial Contamination: Considerations for a Complete Infection Prevention Program," examines current data, guidelines and available antimicrobial fabric solutions. Soft surface textiles such as privacy...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online According to a study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), nurse burnout costs hospitals millions of additional dollars annually and leads to higher healthcare-associated infection rates (HAIs). Researchers from the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research at the University of...
Infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) doubled at academic medical centers in the U.S. between 2003 and 2008, according to a report published in the August issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. Researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine and the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) estimate hospitalizations increased from about 21 out of every 1,000 patients...
ROSWELL, Ga., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimberly-Clark Health Care announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the KIMGUARD ONE-STEP portfolio with one-year maintenance of package integrity (MPI) for KC300 to KC600 for Pre-vacuum Steam and Ethylene Oxide (EO). Users can now have confidence that their instruments wrapped with KIMGUARD ONE-STEP Sterilization Wrap will maintain sterility on the shelf for at least...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Seal Shield LLC today announced delivery of the world's first iPad waterproofing solution for healthcare. SEAL SHIELDS(TM) are form-fitting, polyurethane covers that make iPhones and iPads 100% waterproof, washable and disinfectable. SEAL SHIELDS(TM) have been developed for the healthcare market to help reduce the spread of infections. Touch screen devices are increasingly prevalent in hospitals, but have been found to pose a cross...
FOXBORO, Mass., June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Axeda Corporation announced today that its customer, Getinge Infection Control received a Gold Connected World magazine Value Chain Award, with Axeda named as its technology enabler. The annual awards recognize the most successful corporate adopters of machine-to-machine (M2M) technology and connected devices, as well as the solution providers that help make their technology adoption a success. The companies were honored for the Axeda...
MISSISSAUGA, ON, June 19, 2012 /CNW/ - Each year in Canada, more than 220,000 healthcare associated infections result in 8,500-12,000 deaths, and the rates are rising. Infections are the fourth leading cause of death in Canada¹. A Point Prevalence Surveillance Project for Healthcare-Associated Infections within Selected Canadian Health Care Institutions was conducted. The overall prevalence for HAI's has been rising from 111/1000 patients to 124/1000 patients comparing the...
LONDON, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- After the booming sales of hand hygiene products in 2008-2009, volume sales plummeted in 2009-2010, before gradually recovering. The hand hygiene market has expanded to include hand hygiene compliance monitoring technologies that, while still at a nascent stage, offer promising growth opportunities for companies in the infection control industry. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.medicaldevices.frost.com), Hand Hygiene...
GETINGE, Sweden, June 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Getinge Online, the prominent online service that simplifies the work of healthcare professionals around the globe by giving instant access and in-depth knowledge on Getinge's equipment, has been honored with the Gold in Connected World Magazine's 2012 Value Chain Awards. The jury specifically pointed to how Getinge Online is transforming Getinge from an equipment provider to a full solution provider and service partner to its...
SWIFTWATER, Pa. and WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As health departments across the country report record numbers of pertussis cases, the results of a new survey of American adults released today reveal that most parents aren't asking adults close to their infants and young children to get an adult pertussis booster vaccine, yet they do ask them to follow other basic precautions to safeguard their children's health. The survey was conducted online in May 2012 by...
