 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| 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." Click here to read Dr. Maki's letter "It may seem a strange principle to enunciate as the very first requirement in a hospital that it should do the sick no harm." |
 |
In The News
Links listed below open in a separate Internet browser window. Altapure Health of the Carolinas is not responsible for the content appearing on external sites linked to from altapurecarolinas.com.
Outbreak of MRSA With Linezolid Resistance Documented in Spain An intensive care unit (ICU) outbreak of Staphylococcus aureus with resistance to methicillin (MRSA) and linezolid (LRSA) was evaluated in a study reported in the June 9 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. [more]
|
|
Infection Control Lacking at Ambulatory Surgical Centers (Free registration required) Lapses in infection control are widespread in ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs), according to an article published June 9 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. [more]
|
|
Video: Cleaning Hospital Rooms After Patient Discharge (Free registration required) Dr. William R. Jarvis discusses the effectiveness of new aerosol technology using hydrogen peroxide and paracetic acid. [more]
|
|
Hospital infection rates continue alarming rise msnbc.com Reports finds 'very little progress' eliminating common medical missteps. [more]
|
|
Hospital infections still on rise — 3 of 5 rates increase after years of efforts The nation's hospitals are failing to protect patients from potentially fatal infections despite years of prevention campaigns, the government said Tuesday. [more]
|
|
Eliminating five hospital-acquired conditions can save $2M annually Preventing five of the most commonly occurring hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) could help a 200-bed hospital save $2 million annually, according to an analysis by the Healthcare Management Council, Inc. (HMC). [more]
|
|
Rising Threat of Infections Unfazed by Antibiotics A minor-league pitcher in his younger days, Richard Armbruster kept playing baseball recreationally into his 70s, until his right hip started bothering him. Last February he went to a St. Louis hospital for what was to be a routine hip replacement. [more]
|
|
New Study Shows Sepsis and Pneumonia Caused by Hospital-Acquired Infections Kill 48,000 Patients; Cost $8.1 Billion to Treat Two common conditions caused by hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) killed 48,000 people and ramped up health care costs by $8.1 billion in 2006 alone, according to a study released today in the Archives of Internal Medicine. [more]
|
|
Common sense can stop hospital infections! Saving nearly 100,000 American lives and up to $45 billion each year can be as simple as encouraging hospitals to take the steps needed to prevent the spread of deadly infections among patients. [more]
|
|
Disinfectants could give rise to antibiotic-resistant superbugs A new study has provided more evidence that using common disinfectants could promote the growth of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.[more]
|
|
Health Bytes - New bacterial threat First there was MRSA. Then C. difficile. Now, there's a new bacterial threat plaguing hospitals across the nation: Acinetobacter.[more]
|
|
ICAAC: Hospital Surfaces Major Source of C. difficile Healthcare workers are just as likely to pick up Clostridium difficile spores from bed rails and other surfaces around a hospital room as from touching an infected patient's skin, researchers found. [more]
|
|
Overview of Drug-resistant Acinetobacter Infections in Healthcare Settings Acinetobacter (ass in ée toe back ter) is a group of bacteria commonly found in soil and water. It can also be found on the skin of healthy people, especially healthcare personnel. While there are many types or "species" of Acinetobacter and all can cause human disease, Acinetobacter baumannii accounts for about 80% of reported infections. [more]
|
|
 |
 |
|||||||
|
