Infection Control

News

Call for closer monitoring of hospital water systems– 3-Feb-2012

Rigorous investigation planned into Pseudomonas outbreak in neonatal units in Northern Ireland

Clorox adds hydrogen peroxide one-stop disinfectants to portfolio– 1-Feb-2012

Products take 30sec to one minute to kill bacteria and viruses

Contaminated taps to blame for UK Pseudomonas outbreak– 26-Jan-2012

More should have been done to monitor water systems and pipework, say experts

Apreco adds SteriTouch antimicrobial protection to VARI-centric range– 19-Jan-2012

Helps keep cleanrooms and operating theatres free of bacteria

Nano Mask opens office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia– 18-Jan-2012

Nano Mask is the inventor of the 2H Technology filtration system

EnSURE hygiene quality monitoring system is suitable for brewery use– 10-Jan-2012

According to The Campden BRI Instrument Assessment Service, which provides a full report on its website

UK IAH opens £10m IS4L lab for virus research– 9-Jan-2012

Best engineering standards applied to ensure no pathogens can escape into the environment

Steris opens European headquarters in Bordeaux– 19-Dec-2011

Brings marketing, r&d, manufacturing and sales under one roof

Medizone granted Canadian patent for AsepticSure – 1-Dec-2011

US firm has six patent applications in place for hospital disinfection product

Remote video auditing increases hand hygiene compliance– 29-Nov-2011

Long Island hospital works with Arrowsight to conduct a 25-month pilot

Opinion: The last line of defence– 22-Nov-2011

For all the effort going into preventing HCAIs by disinfecting surfaces in hospitals, progress is decidedly slow in reducing the inappropriate use of antibiotics that caused the disease organisms to become resistant in the first place

Hutchinson Santé launches G-Bact glove– 16-Nov-2011

Contains an antimicrobial layer that kills bacteria in the case of a micro-breach in the glove

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Articles

Kozy times for the French– 23-Jan-2012

France is strong in industrial sectors, including telecoms, aerospace and defence, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and automobile production. As a leading exponent of nuclear energy, it has developed specialised contamination control knowhow. Per capita spending on medicines and healthcare is among the highest in Europe and it ranks among the top five largest medical device markets in the world. France is a large r&d spender, focused around innovation clusters dedicated to various industry sectors.

Harnessing UVC light– 23-Jan-2012

Ultraviolet light offers an energy- and cost-efficient method of decontaminating medical and electronic devices. When targeted micro-organisms are directly exposed to UVC light, the radiation penetrates the cell walls. UVC exposure in the Nanoclave Cabinet occurs at room temperature and pressure and doesn’t involve moisture or immersion.

Nature inspires self-cleaning surfaces– 21-Dec-2011

A coating that resists liquids could result in future development of novel antibacterial or even self-cleaning surfaces. The bio-inspired liquid repellence technology, which creates slippery surfaces by infusing a nano/microstructured porous material with a lubricating fluid, could find applications in biomedical fluid handling, antifouling, fuel transport and anti-icing technologies.

Copper-bottomed infection policy– 23-Sep-2011

Used in conjunction with existing cleaning protocols, the use of copper in healthcare facilities can result in a statistically significant fall in the number of infections contracted by patients. Recent clinical trials have shown that its antimicrobial properties can reduce the levels of pathogens and micro-organisms on touch surfaces

Through the looking glass– 28-Apr-2011

Intelligent glass can provide healthcare facilities with better infection control and patient privacy at the flick of a switch, says Martin Potter, international product manager, SmartGlass Medical

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Events

International Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) and Federation of Infection Societies (FIS) Annual Conference– 27-Jan-2012

19 - 21 November 2012
Conference
BT Convention Centre, Liverpool

Infection Prevention 2012– 27-Jan-2012

1-3 October 2012
Conference and exhibition
ACC, Liverpool, UK

Dirty Little Secrets: The Difficulty of Decontamination of Medical Instruments– 16-Jan-2012

9 February 2012
One-day seminar
Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, UK

European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)– 17-Nov-2011

31 March - 3 April 2012
Congress
London, UK

ASF 2012– 18-Oct-2011

3 - 4 April 2012
Forum
Paris, France

Aseptic Surgery Forum 2012– 13-Jan-2011

3 - 4 April 2012
Paris, France