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
Evolution of treatment of air in cleanrooms: Contribution of emerging technologies for clean indoor air – 15-Dec-2011
20 March 2012
Technical seminar
Paris, France
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