Improving garments
Now there are even garments for hospital visitors - a good thing, in view of MRSA and other pathogens.
Hygiene
MRSA specialists tackle 'worst' hospitals
UK - Although the Department of Health (DoH) demanded a 50% reduction in MRSA cases in hospitals by 2008, a report at the end of 2005 suggested that some hospitals were making poor progress towards this goal.
Save time! Don't change media containers
In 1982, ulrich medical - a 3rd generation family concern based in Ulm - presented the first contrast agent injector for CT examinations.
Go green!
Austria - A call for the EU and national governments to establish and extend a legal framework for environmental standards in society and healthcare facilities was made by the organisers of `CleanMed Europe´, the first European conference to focus on sustainable healthcare products and practices.
Filter promises clean water for millions
Lack of clean water causes as well as perpetuates diseases. Nonetheless, filtration systems have remained beyond the budgets of those most threatened by waterborne pathogens - until now.
Baby food & meningitis
An extensive international study, presented at the American Society for Microbiology meeting in New Orleans, concludes that baby foods contain worrying levels of disease-causing microbes, including Enterobacter sakazakii (linked to some fatal outbreaks of meningitis at children's hospitals in Europe and the USA*).
Hygiene: pre-surgical hair removal
Preoperative removal of hair from an operative site is important measures for avoiding postoperative wound infections.
Hygienic and versatile lighting
The Trilux 554 series has been designed to meet sterile demands in clean rooms. Trilux-Lenze, the manufacturer reports:
Watercone - the winner
Stephan Augustin (36), a Munich-based industrial designer, has scooped the international iF Design Award for his 'Watercone'.
Article • Infection prevention
Hygiene: far more than just hand washing
Hand washing and disinfection are among the most important measures to prevent infections with viruses or bacteria. However, an important aspect of hygiene in the clinical environment is also the sterile reprocessing of instruments. Read more about effective hygiene measures and new findings – especially in the context of the Covid 19 pandemic.
