Altapure Health of the Carolinas - Frequently Asked Questions

Kill MRSA, C-DIFF, Spores, Virus Bacteria

Altapure HJ600

The Altapure HJ600 not only engages and eliminates Healthcare Associated MRSA but affords an opportunity to engage and eliminate Community Associated MRSA. These pathogens and infections are emerging, vibrant, growing in strength and are a major expense and concern to Hospitals and the general public.

Altapure is the answer to these concerns.

"I was very impressed by the results of our initial challenge experiments in a test chamber last summer undertaken to evaluate the ALTAPURE technology in a simulated healthcare setting. The results confirmed that a brief exposure to the dilute peracetic acid-hydrogen peroxide aerosol totally sterilized a wide variety of solid surfaces as well as fabrics heavily monocontaminated by clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and, especially, the spores of Clostridium difficile."
- Dennis G. Maki, MD

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"It may seem a strange principle to enunciate as the very first requirement in a hospital that it should do the sick no harm."
- Florence Nightingale

Frequently Asked Questions

Isn't the Altapure HJ600 a fogging device?

After a hospital or nursing home room has been treated with Altapure can the infection return to the room?

How is the Altapure machine operated?

Q. Isn't the Altapure HJ600 a fogging device? I read in the 2009 edition of the text for The Association for Professionals in Infection Control (APIC) "disinfectant fogging is an ineffective method of decontaminating air and surfaces and should not be performed. It is also time consuming and the chemicals used may be toxic." If this product is a fogging device how can it be effective?
A. Yes the Altapure product is a fogging device. However, the technology that makes the Altapure HJ600 effective is new to the market and new to fogging entities. Altapure HJ600 creates a fogging cloud formed from droplets that are .69 USSMD (ultra-small sub micron droplet) in size. The size of the droplet creates a cloud which stays in the air longer, does not create microfilm or corrosion in the treated area, and achieves a 100% kill level. This is new to the market.

Q. After a hospital or nursing home room has been treated with Altapure can the infection return to the room?
A. Yes. Should someone affected with MRSA or similar staph infections enter the room after treatment an infection could then manifest in the room. What the Altapure technology affords is the certainty that the patient is entering a clean hospital or operating room upon completion of the cleaning process. This gives the patient the confidence and certainty that they are entering a clean and sterile environment and that they will not contract an infection 'in waiting'.

Q. How is the Altapure machine operated?
A. The machine is operated manually, from outside the treatment area, using a wireless lap top computer. This enables the machine to completely sanitize the treatment area while the operator can comfortably and safely control the machine from a remote location. One laptop can engage and operate up to 7 machines, in 7 different areas, at the same time.