Latest Infection control Stories
BELLEVILLE, Ontario, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- San Francisco-based Medizone International (MZEI:OB MZEI:QB), announced today the successful completion of safety and preliminary operational trials of its AsepticSure system at Quinte Health Care Belleville General Hospital, affiliated with Queen's University. Working with Contamination Control Company (C3), an Ontario-based provider of AsepticSure services in Canada, Medizone has unequivocally demonstrated the safety and ease...
Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A new study by researchers from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) has found a high prevalence of various strains of community-assisted methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in nursing homes, highlighting the importance of developing more targeted interventions to help stop the spread of the dangerous bacterial infections. MRSA is a strain of the S. aureus bacteria that became resistant to the normal...
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- THE DOCTORS, an Emmy Award winning, nationally syndicated talk show, discussed hospital cleanliness and a unique disinfection solution, TRU-D SmartUVC((TM)) offered by Philips Healthcare. Viewers who tuned into the January 14 nationally televised TV show were introduced to the reality and the dangers of contaminated surfaces in hospitals. A series of on-screen images showed infectious patients spewing contagions into the air with...
CALEDONIA, Mich., Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Seasonal influenza activity remains at "elevated" levels for much of the U.S., as stated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a report on Jan.18, 2013. Though the CDC and other agencies have outlined strategies to stop the transmission of the influenza virus and other infectious agents, the team of healthcare, product, and infection control experts at MarketLab, Inc. recognized an opportunity to supplement those...
LAKE FOREST, Ill., Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP), the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies, today announced that its TheraDoc(TM) Infection Control Assistant(TM) has been ranked as the top product in the Infection Control & Monitoring software category in the recently released Best in KLAS Awards 2012: Software and Services Report (more information available at www.theradoc.com). The full report is available at...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 22, 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 now the only hand hygiene system that meets the WHO's "Save Lives: Clean Your Hands" recommendation. The "Five Moments for Hand Hygiene" is from the WHO's "Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care." As part of a major global effort to improve hand...
Following a recently released report from USA Today regarding unsafe injection practices at healthcare facilities in the U.S., Seattle attorney Christopher Davis wants to warn patients of the potential dangers and risks that come from being treated at one of these facilities. Seattle, WA (PRWEB) January 15, 2013 In 2001, National Quality Forum CEO Ken Kizer, MD first introduced the phrase “never event” in reference to outrageous medical errors – such as operating on the wrong body...
Patients recovering from surgery get infections far more often than is being reported, a new study led by De Montfort University has found. Infection prevention specialists are now calling on the Department of Health to bring in a clear and standardized system for hospitals to try to identify the true scale of surgical infections. They say a study of the way in which NHS hospital trusts in England has shown "worrying inconsistencies" between hospitals in how they defined surgical site...
CORALVILLE, Iowa, Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CIVCO Medical Solutions now offers sterile interventional patient drapes, providing another layer of infection control. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110419/AQ85801LOGO) The latex-free patient drapes allow complete access to the area of interest while protecting both patient and clinician from infectious bodily fluids. Available in multiple sizes and design variations, these patient drapes are ideal for PICC lines, ports,...
Intuitive “When to Use” Icons Aid in Achieving Patient Hand Hygiene Education at the Bedside (PRWEB) January 09, 2013 PDI, owner of Sani-Hands® Instant Hand Sanitizing wipes, announces the launch of new educational packaging to help aid in hand hygiene for patients and education at the bedside. Four educational “when to use” icons have been added to the Sani-Hands Bedside Pack to help healthcare staff communicate critical opportunities for patients to practice hand...
