Latest Infection control Stories

Significant Mortality and Billions in Costs From Patient Infections Contracted by Improper Employee Hand Hygiene at U.S. Hospitals WASHINGTON, D.C. (PRWEB) April 16, 2013 IntelligentM today announced it has contracted with multiple hospitals for the use of its unique IntelligentM Smartband System, which combats improper hand hygiene that results in tens of thousands of annual deaths and billions of dollars in unnecessary costs to the U.S. hospital system. The current hand hygiene...

Four-year Study Proves Antimicrobial Copper Metal Surfaces are Capable of Saving Patient Lives NEW YORK, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- New research has revealed that the use of Antimicrobial Copper surfaces in hospital rooms can reduce the number of healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) by 58% as compared to patients treated in Intensive Care Units with non-copper touch surfaces. In the United States, 1 out of every 20 hospital patients develops an HAI, resulting in an estimated...

Providing Solutions to Improve Environmental Services Role in Infection Prevention ORANGEBURG, N.Y., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PDI, leader in infection prevention education, clinical support and products, introduces a larger wipe format for its Sani-Cloth(®) Bleach Germicidal Disposable Wipes to provide a product suited to meet the needs of Environmental Services. Along with the Sani-Cloth(®) AF3 Germicidal Disposable Wipe and Super Sani-Cloth(®) Germicidal Disposable Wipes,...

MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Memphis-based Lumalier, maker of TRU-D SmartUVC(TM), recently delivered its 5-foot-5 germ-killing ultraviolet robot to Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Md., marking well over 100 devices now being deployed in hospitals across the U.S. and Canada as an integral part of their infection-control teams. Short for Total Room Ultraviolet Disinfector, TRU-D is the signature product of Lumalier - the recognized leader in advanced UV...

DebMed Brings Focus on Patient Safety to 2013 AONE CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DebMed(®), the creator of the world's first and only electronic hand hygiene compliance monitoring system based on the World Health Organization's (WHO) "Five Moments for Hand Hygiene" is exhibiting at the American Organization of Nursing Executives (AONE) annual meeting in Denver, March 20-23 (booth # 1527). With patient safety at the forefront of concerns for nurses and chief...

DALLAS, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Infection Control Market [Sterilization (EtO Sterilization, E-Beam, Gamma, Steam, Low Temperature, Contract Services) & Disinfection (Endoscope Reprocessing, Disinfectant, Disinfector, Face Mask, Drapes, Surgical Gowns, Wipes) - Global Forecast to 2017", analyzes and studies the major market drivers, restraints, and opportunities in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World (Row). Browse...

ATLANTA, March 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is finalizing a hospital infection control survey and is expected to begin inspections in the coming months, a move that observers see as a likely prelude to new regulations to prevent health care associated infections (HAIs). The CMS survey program comes as a direct result of increasing public outrage about HAIs, which are increasingly seen as preventable but still cause...

Antimicrobial Copper Products in Hospitals Should Be Considered as a Response to CDC's Latest Warning on Lethal Bacteria NEW YORK, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Deadly bacterial infections are on the rise in American hospitals, as antibiotics are being overcome by germs known as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). While many antibiotics have failed to treat bacteria such as CRE, Antimicrobial Copper has been proven to continuously kill greater than 99.9% of bacteria* that...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Proventix Systems, Inc. of Birmingham, AL today announced the call for nominations for the annual Lathem Physician Leadership Award in Hand Hygiene. Proventix created the Lathem Award to recognize physicians worldwide who demonstrate excellence and leadership in hand hygiene. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120322/CL74529 ) Hand hygiene compliance is widely accepted as the most effective means of reducing the occurrence...

SCRANTON, Pa., March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for National Patient Safety Awareness Week, X-STATIC(® )Antimicrobial Technology launched a new webinar available for CE credit: "A More Complete Approach to Infection Prevention: Bacterial Management of Soft Surfaces and Associated Reduction in HAIs." Webinar leader, Peggy Prinz Luebbert, highlights the importance of soft surface bacterial management and how to include it into a complete infection prevention protocol....