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Antibacterial envelope is shown to reduce major device infection rates by more than 90 percent |
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| Infection control
: 14 May, 2013 |
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Use of TYRX's AIGISRx Antibacterial Envelope is shown to reduce major infection rates by more than 90 percent in patients undergoing Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) replacement procedures compared to similar high-risk cohorts, according to the CITADEL & CENTURION clinical study results presented at Heart Rhythm 2013, the Heart Rhythm Society's 34th Annual Scientific Sessions. |
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Doylestown Hospital unveils UV disinfecting tool to enhance patient safety |
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| Cleaning and disinfecting equipment
: 22 March, 2013 |
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Doylestown Hospital's newest weapon against hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) may look a little like R2-D2 from Star Wars but the new Xenex disinfecting system uses ultraviolet (UV-C) light that is 20,000 times more powerful than the sun to 'zap' nasty organisms that cause infections like the flu, norovirus, MRSA and Clostridium difficile (C diff). |
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Custom IV system with needlefree connector helps reduce NICU infections |
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| Infection control
: 15 June, 2012 |
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A clinical case study prepared by clinicians from Women and Infants Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, USA shows that a collaboratively-developed custom IV system featuring ICU Medical's MicroClave needlefree neutral displacement connector helps to reduce NICU infection rates and medication errors, while also addressing recent FDA concerns regarding the safety of positive displacement needlefree connectors. |
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Eco-friendly dry cleansing wipe saves money and the environment |
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| Cleaning and disinfecting equipment
: 11 April, 2012 |
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Synergy Health is launching the new economy and eco-friendly Synergy Health Essentials Washcloth which is a maceratable, single-use, dry cleansing wipe that is part of the company's new value range of patient hygiene products, aimed at saving both money and the environment. |
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Disinfecting wipes offer environmentally friendly benefits |
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| Cleaning and disinfecting equipment
: 16 January, 2012 |
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West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is becoming leaner and greener with the introduction of Vernacare's new environmentally friendly Tuffie 5 cleaning and disinfecting wipes. |
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West Herts NHS Trust creates Golden Commode Award |
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| Infection control
: 03 January, 2012 |
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West Hertfordshire NHS Trust's Infection Prevention and Control Team develops the idea of the 'Golden Commode Award' being made part of the trust's Awards of Excellence ceremony which was attended by staff and board members and held at Watford Football Club. |
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New wet wipe dispensers boost hospital productivity |
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| Infection control
: 08 December, 2011 |
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Vernacare is launching a new wall mounted dispenser for their Tuffie wipes range which is aimed at not only increasing productivity, but also helping the NHS make cost efficiencies by reducing waste. |
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New air disinfection unit actively neutralises airborne pathogen threat |
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| Cleaning and disinfecting equipment
: 15 November, 2011 |
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Aerte, the air disinfection specialist, is launching a revolutionary air disinfection unit, the AD 2.0, specifically designed and proven to continuously eliminate airborne Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI) from clinical settings - including MRSA, c-difficile and Norovirus. |
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Clinicians praised for the development of award winning wash bowl |
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| Cleaning and disinfecting equipment
: 17 October, 2011 |
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Vernacare is dedicating thec company's Queen's Award for Enterprise to its staff, and clinicians who helped the UK infection prevention products manufacturer to develop and trial its award winning pulp wash bowl. |
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Quotient agrees bacterial infections treatment deal with Phico |
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| Infection control
: 14 September, 2011 |
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Quotient Clinical, a business unit of Quotient Bioresearch, signs an agreement with UK-based biotech, Phico Therapeutics which will see Quotient undertake a RapidFACT programme to optimise nasal delivery of Phico's SASPject PT1.2, an antibiotic protein technology that offers a new approach for the treatment of serious life-threatening bacterial infections, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). |
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World's first detergent proof disposable wash bowl wins Queen's Award |
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| Infection control
: 12 August, 2011 |
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Vernacare's achievement in developing the world's first detergent proof disposable wash bowl is recognised by Her Majesty the Queen during a visit to Buckingham Palace by directors of the infection prevention products manufacturing business. |
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Multi-surface sporicidal wipe offers cost savings with lighter flexible packaging |
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| Infection control
: 07 April, 2011 |
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Vernacare’s Tuffie 5 multi-surface sporicidal wipe, which is 100 percent alcohol and chlorine free, is now available in new lighter flexible packaging designed to reduce packaging waste by 70 percent, whilst providing further cost savings to customers of up to 30 percent versus traditional tubs. |
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Oxoid Culti-Loops supports all EUCAST-recommended strains for testing |
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| Microbiology test equipment
: 21 March, 2011 |
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Thermo Fisher Scientific is reporting that all of the quality control strains recommended in the new EUCAST (European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing) harmonized disc diffusion method for antimicrobial susceptibility testing are available as Oxoid Culti-Loops. |
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Improved chromogenic medium speeds screening times for MRSA detection |
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| Infection control
: 14 February, 2011 |
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Thermo Fisher Scientific is launching Brilliance MRSA 2 Agar which is an improved chromogenic medium that claims to save valuable time for infection control teams by allowing rapid and reliable screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). |
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Disinfecting wipes help to counter out antibiotic-resistant bacteria |
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| Cleaning and disinfecting equipment
: 26 January, 2011 |
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New research published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology identifies multiple antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and finds that built-up tolerance is not the only way bacteria are able to defend against antibiotics, but a further defence mechanism called 'persistence' could also facilitate the survival of these pathogens. |
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Free educational posters promote best practice in hygiene |
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| Infection control
: 15 December, 2010 |
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Vernacare is encouraging hospitals to go back-to-basics by promoting best practice in hygiene with the company’s educational posters and support services, available free of charge to nursing and infection prevention teams who have adopted the Vernacare system. |
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Vernacare offers savings for skin cleansing foam |
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| Cleaning and disinfecting equipment
: 25 November, 2010 |
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Vernacare’s Senset Skin Cleansing Foam is awarded sole supplier status by NHS Supply Chain for a third year running and will be making the foam available at an additional saving of up to six percent from 1st December 2011. |
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