Infection Control
News
Synergy Health partners Age UK East London to reduce infection– 10-May-2013
Donates a 12-month supply of Assure antimicrobial hand sanitiser to the charity
Noroclear kills hospital bugs in 60 seconds– 25-Apr-2013
Available in three formats of surface wipes, hand wipes and a hand rub
PuriCore signs US$14m Sterilox Fresh deal– 9-Apr-2013
With a top-five US supermarket chain
Dycem opens office in Asia– 9-Apr-2013
Philippines office offers sales support, customer service and product installations
New composite resin panels for hygienic walls and ceilings– 5-Apr-2013
The new panels were on display at on Arclynn stand at ContaminExpo in Paris
Hartmann Group achieves record 2012 sales– 5-Apr-2013
Makes good progress in hand disinfectants
Lonza and Hyglos reach agreement for endotoxin detection products– 26-Mar-2013
Hyglos can use recombinant factor C technology protected by Lonza patents to produce own products
Infection control market will be worth US$14bn by 2017– 19-Mar-2013
North America is largest regional market, with Asia the growing fastest
DebMed GMS helps hand hygiene compliance– 14-Mar-2013
Also protects patients and healthcare workers from hospital superbugs
Natural antimicrobial agents could help to reduce infections, studies find– 5-Mar-2013
Researchers look at properties of proteins and peptides from human saliva and fish gills
UK autoclave manufacturer celebrates its 25th anniversary– 4-Mar-2013
Since 1988 Priorclave has delivered nearly 5,000 steam sterilisers worldwide
Lincor and Proventix form partnership to improve hand hygiene– 27-Feb-2013
Will integrate nGage and MEDIVista technologies
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Articles
Breaking the chain of infection– 26-Apr-2013
A new type of germ transmission model which, in a first stage, tracks the transmission routes of micro-organisms in a public lavatory has been devised to assess the transmission of microbiological infection in healthcare environments by means of textiles. Various fibre variants have been examined, together with the importance of proper laundry procedures
Effectiveness of antimicrobial curtains in infection control– 25-Apr-2013
Studies have shown a correlation between a cleaner patient environment, lower infection rates and reduced risk of transmission. A double-blinded randomised controlled trial conducted in two intensive care units by the University of Iowa showed that privacy curtains integrated with antimicrobial properties increased the time to first contamination compared with standard privacy curtains and reduced the bioburden.
DSMZ houses public collection of spacecraft-associated bacteria – 1-Feb-2013
Spacecraft are assembled in cleanrooms under the strict controls for bio-contamination as once sent into space the risk of biological contamination of other planets is high. Space agencies have defined standards by which to measure the bioburden and diversity of microbial species in the cleanrooms and on the spacecraft. The European Space Agency (ESA) is funding a collection of microbial strains from spaceflight hardware and associated assembly facilities at the DSMZ. This collection is an important resource for research institutes and industry to investigate adaptive mechanisms of bacteria (for instance, resistance to heat, UV radiation, ionizing radiation, desiccation, disinfectants).
Soft but deadly – a new approach to HAIs– 1-Oct-2012
Reduction of bioburden contamination is a top priority for healthcare facilities looking to reduce the incidence of hospital acquired infections. Antimicrobial surfaces are being explored as one method of achieving this, and the approach is now being used for privacy curtains and other textiles known to be a potential source of infection.
Hospitals get guidance on Pseudomonas– 9-Feb-2012
Advice issued to healthcare facilities on reducing the risk of harbouring the bacteria in their water supplies
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Events
How to successfully implement a disinfectant into the pharmaceutical, healthcare, cosmetics and NHS industries– 3-May-2013
20 June 2013
One-day seminar
Northampton, UK
Infection Prevention 2013– 23-Apr-2013
30 September - 2 October 2013
Conference and exhibition
ExCeL London, UK
Aseptic Surgery Forum 2014– 26-Oct-2012
28 - 29 March 2014
International Congress
Espace Champerret, Paris, France