Posts Tagged ‘SURFACE DISINFECTION’
Wiping out MRSA using Clinell “green” wipes
We discuss how introducing one-step Clinell Universal Wipes at University Hospital Birmingham was associated with a significant 55% reduction in the rate of MRSA acquisition. Clinell Universal led to a 55% reduction in the rate of MRSA acquisition A study published by scientists from University Hospital Birmingham evaluated the impact of introducing the one-step Clinell Universal Wipes (which both clean…
Read More5 reasons to choose Clinell Universal for your hospital
From improving patient safety to protecting medical devices from damage, here are 5 reasons why you should choose Clinell Universal for your hospital. 1. Help protect patient safety Your wipe choice affects patient outcomes. Clinell products are the only products proven to reduce the spread of pathogens that cause healthcare-associated infection in clinical practice in the UK. Clinell…
Read MoreHow to correctly disinfect your mobile device
In this article, we discuss the evidence around the contamination of mobile devices, and how using a disinfectant wipe offers a good solution for cleaning and disinfecting them. Particularly, when used in clinical environments and after patient care. If you’re anything like us, your mobile device (phone, tablet, smart watch etc) is basically an extension…
Read MoreHow hand & surface hygiene can help keep your office safe
In our latest article, we discuss how hand and surface hygiene interventions can help to keep office workers safe from transmissible infectious diseases. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the challenges of communal workspaces in the context of the transmission of infectious diseases. Co-workers often spend long periods of time in close proximity, usually with limited access to hand and surface…
Read MoreImproving hospital cleaning and disinfection
This post shares the findings of a recent study exploring improving hospital cleaning and disinfection through streamlining product and enhanced training. A team working in Lanarkshire, the third largest health board in Scotland, has recently published a study evaluating the impact of an intervention to improve hospital cleaning and disinfection through the implementation of pre-impregnated wipes combined…
Read MoreLet’s not forget MRSA and the risk from contaminated surfaces
There’s been understandably a huge amount of discussion about the possible role of contaminated surfaces in the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. But let’s not forget the important and established role that contaminated surfaces play in the transmission of other important pathogens. There’s strong evidence that MRSA transmission dynamics can include contaminated…
Read MoreEnvironmental contamination risk from asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection
There is emerging evidence that contaminated surfaces play a role in the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. This is in line with the diverse transmission routes of other respiratory viruses such as SARS-CoV-1 and influenza. One of the key features of SARS-CoV-2 is the documented spread from people with asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic infection. A new study has identified…
Read MoreModelling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 from surfaces in clinical settings using a DNA marker
The principle transmission route for the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 is through respiratory droplets. Indirect transmission of these droplets to a susceptible person through contaminated surfaces may play an important – and underplayed – role in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. A study from scientists at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) uses a DNA marker…
Read MoreAssessing the risk of hospital transmission of COVID-19
As hospitals move past the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the risk of hospital-transmission looms large. Elective services will reopen and patients who have not been exposed to COVID-19 as a result of the broadly successful lockdown will come into hospitals and risk exposure to patient (and staff) with COVID-19 infections. How big is this…
Read MoreWill UV light stop the COVID-19 outbreak?
Hospitals all over the world are deploying UV light systems for the first time. Members of the public living under lockdown are desperately hoping Summer will stop the outbreak. Some hospitals are even using UV in efforts to reuse PPE. But will UV light actually stop the spread of the virus? To help make sure…
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