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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DebMed(®), creator of the world's first electronic hand hygiene compliance monitoring system based on the World Health Organization's (WHO's) "Five Moments for Hand Hygiene," will feature the DebMed® GMS(TM) (Group Monitoring System) at the upcoming Institute for Healthcare Improvement's (IHI) 24(th) Annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care, December 9-12, in Orlando, FL. The conference is being held at the Marriott...

A new study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control reports of a phenomenon that could help control the spread of hospital-acquired infections: a surface-coating of metalloacids kills off microbial strains, even in multidrug-resistant microorganisms. Hospital infections are a major public health concern, causing an estimated 99,000 deaths a year in the USA alone. Cleaning and disinfecting surfaces greatly helps reduce these...

Patient empowerment seen as possible tool to raise hand hygiene behaviors According to a new study published online today, most patients at risk for healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) agree that healthcare workers should be reminded to wash their hands, but little more than half would feel comfortable asking their physicians to wash. The study is published in the December issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DebMed(®), creator of the world's first and only electronic hand hygiene compliance monitoring system based on the World Health Organization's (WHO's) Five Moments for Hand Hygiene, announced today a new web-based toolkit to help hospital clients improve patient safety by reducing infections through an increased focus on hand hygiene compliance. DebMed is the first hand hygiene company in the world to provide actionable...

Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Most people are already exposed to the common bacterium Staphylococcus aureus as it is typically found on human skin and respiratory tracts. It seeks out opportunities to infect through access points on our body like hair follicles or open sores. A mutated form of this germ, a so-called ‘superbug’ known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), is immune to first-line antibiotics and can cause a dangerous form of...

ORANGEBURG, N.Y., Nov. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PDI, provider of infection prevention education, clinical support and products, has been awarded a contract for surface disinfection from HealthTrust, effective November 1, 2012. The contract makes the full line of Sani-Cloth(®) Germicidal Disposable Wipes, designed to service all areas of the healthcare facility, available to HealthTrust members. "This new agreement will afford PDI the opportunity to work with HealthTrust's diverse...

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With increasing public concern over influenza, healthcare-associated infections, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the global spread of new infectious diseases, the first annual IDWeek 2012(TM) meeting highlighted cutting-edge research, treatment and prevention strategies to help safeguard and inform patients now and in the future. Over 1,500 papers, on issues such as infection prevention, adult and pediatric infectious diseases...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DebMed®, creator of the world's first electronic hand hygiene compliance monitoring system based on the World Health Organization's (WHO's) Five Moments for Hand Hygiene, today announced that Cooley Dickinson Hospital has become the first in the New England region to implement the DebMed(® )GMS(TM) electronic hand hygiene monitoring system. Located in Northampton, Mass., the 140-bed community hospital is a recognized leader in...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DebMed(®), creator of DebMed® GMS(TM) (Group Monitoring System), the world's first evidence-based group monitoring system to electronically monitor, track and report compliance rates in real-time based on the World Health Organization's (WHO) "Five Moments for Hand Hygiene," is providing assurance through technology for the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. Under the Affordable Care Act, the Hospital...

GEORGETOWN, Texas, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DiFusion Technologies, Inc., and Germany-based specialty chemicals company Evonik Degussa Corporation are working together to develop a PEEK based product called CleanFUZE(TM), a new medical polymer that prevents infection and promotes bone and tissue integration. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120905/MM67764) DiFusion recently completed a series of in vivo and in vitro clinical tests. These tests were performed by...