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Read Part 1 of this blog post here. Preventing C. Difficile Infection: 4 Critical Strategies Infection-control experts agree: containing CDI is an urgent global priority, given the emergence of more potent C. difficile strains and the ageing of the developed -
For decades, Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) was dismissed by doctors as “annoying but easy to treat” — a common but not especially threatening cause of diarrhoea and colon inflammation. No longer. “An alarming increase in the incidence of CDI” has been -
We are thrilled to announce that Novaerus is one of a handful of innovative companies that has been selected to exhibit within the Innovation Pavilion at Future Healthcare UK 2019 and pitch our new Defend 1050 air disinfection unit to a line-up of VIP judges that drive innovation in the -
Part 2 of Hospital Acquired Infections in China: How Air-Disinfection Technology Can Help Read part 1 here. Three Critical Strategies for Reducing Hospital-Acquired Infection Given these challenges, any serious plan to control hospital-acquired infections requires a combination of three strategies: -
Hospitals around the world are facing a serious crisis: the spread of infection among patients. China is no exception. Writing in prominent medical journals, Chinese scientists have called hospital-acquired infections “a prominent public health concern” and “a major problem for -
Part 2 of IVF in China: Cleaner Laboratory Air Boosts Success. Read Part 1 here. IVF Labs Aren’t Operating Rooms Around the globe, IVF regulating authorities are paying more attention to laboratory air quality — a welcome development, to be sure. But -
For years, Chinese couples seeking the best fertility treatment had to travel abroad — to clinics in Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, even the United States. Because of the government’s one-child policy, China did not encourage in-vitro fertilization (IVF), and the country’s -
Over the course of human history — in ancient Egypt, in medieval Europe, in 19th-century North America — tuberculosis has surged and waned, causing pain and death on a massive scale before receding. It was during one period of recession, in -
As the superbug crisis worsens and the population ages, it’s a question more researchers and — more hospitals — are taking seriously. Bacterial infections that once were easily treated have become grave, even lethal, and nowhere is the risk higher than in -
Which should take longer to clean: a hotel room or a hospital room? The hospital room, of course. A hotel room must sparkle and shine, with crisply made beds and a fresh supply of towels; a hospital room must be -
When a hospital patient checks out of a room, cleaning staff swoop in, disinfecting every item and surface to prevent the spread of infection. The TV remote, bedframe, call button cord, trash can lid, closet handles, door knobs — -
Spend any time in a hospital and you get the impression medical staff are scrupulous, even obsessive, about cleaning their hands. At every turn, doctors and nurses seem to be squirting out hand rub, carefully peeling off gloves and gowns,
