Copper proves to be powerful antibacterial on touch surfaces
New research from the University of Southampton shows that copper can destroy MRSA spread onto surfaces by touch.
2 March, 2016Posts Tagged: MRSA
Cleaning industry steps in as pharmaceuticals step out
With antibiotic research declining, the cleaning industry is being called upon to help stop the spread of disease.
14 January, 2016
Marked fall in healthcare-acquired ‘Golden Staph’, reports NHPA
Australia’s major public hospitals have recorded a marked fall in the rate of healthcare-associated ‘Golden Staph’ bloodstream infections, the latest report from the National Health Performance Authority (NHPA) shows.
8 April, 2015
‘Nightmare bacteria’ resistant to antibiotics infects US patients
Public health officials have concerns for a ‘nightmare bacteria’ that have become increasingly resistant to even the strongest antibiotics infected patients in 3.9 percent of all U.S. hospitals in the first half of 2012, including 17.8 percent of specialty hospitals, reported a www.reuters.com 5th March article. “Our strongest antibiotics don’t work and patients are left […]
8 March, 2013Superbugs ride air currents around hospital wards, reveals university research
Hospital superbugs can float on air currents and contaminate surfaces far from infected patients’ beds, according to University of Leeds (UK) researchers. The results of the study, which was funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), may explain why, despite strict cleaning regimes and hygiene controls, some hospitals still struggle to prevent […]
13 October, 2012Live experiment shows MRSA dies on Antimicrobial Copper surfaces
Just determined by an experiment, MRSA has met its match with Antimicrobial Copper. A live webcast experiment www.antimicrobialtouchsurface.com demonstrated that Antimicrobial Copper effectively kills MRSA within two hours while it readily survives on stainless steel. “Antimicrobial copper is part of the solution in the fight against healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) – it kills 99.9% of bacteria within […]
15 April, 2012
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