Posts Tagged ‘CLINELL’
Updates from the Healthcare Infection Society’s 2018 conference
We enjoyed the recent Healthcare Infection Society’s 2018 conference in Liverpool, and thought we’d share a few highlights. You can view all of the submitted abstracts here and the invited abstracts here. The role of the environment in the transmission of HCAI was a strong theme throughout the conference, with key speakers discussing the relative importance of contaminated…
Read MoreChlorhexidine beats povidone-iodine in preventing vascular catheter colonisation
An impressive randomised multi-centre study in Japan has evaluated the efficacy of 0.5 and 1% alcohol/chlorhexidine with 10% povidone-iodine in preventing colonisation of vascular catheters. The study concluded that chlorhexidine at either concentration is superior to povidone-iodine in preventing the colonisation of vascular catheters. The study was performed in 16 Japanese intensive care units. The 796 central…
Read MoreMerry Christmas from all of us at GAMA!
2017 has been quite a year. We’d like to take the opportunity to thank all of our customers, suppliers, and readers for your contributions, and to highlight a few of our favorite posts this year. We hope that you have enjoyed reading our blog as much as we’ve enjoyed writing it. Here’s to a restful…
Read MoreIs your wipe really sporicidal?
Sporicidal disinfectant wipes are being used increasingly for tackling surfaces contaminated with C. difficile spores in hospitals. A wide range of ‘sporicidal’ wipes are coming onto the market. However, concerning published data shows that some wipes marketed as being ‘sporicidal’ do not have meaningful activity against spores when tested under controlled laboratory conditions. This blog outlines three key questions…
Read MoreAntiseptics and disinfectants to support the prevention and control of Candida auris
Candida auris is an important emerging pathogen, which caused a large outbreak in a London hospital and has been reported from around the world. It shows a high level of resistance to antibiotics and appears to spread rapidly in hospitals. A new study evaluates the efficacy of various antiseptics and disinfectants that could support the prevention and control of C. auris.…
Read MoreAntimicrobial-impregnated patient hand wipes are a goer
A lab-based study using healthy volunteers has demonstrated that antimicrobial-impregnated hand wipes can do as well – if not better – than soap and water for hand hygiene. These findings provide more support for the idea that hand wipes could be a useful innovation in improving patient hand hygiene. The study aimed to evaluate the use of…
Read MoreTime to wipe away C. difficile from patients’ hands?
A US study has found that around 15% of patients with C. difficile infection have C. difficile contaminated hands, and that removing these spores from patients’ hands is challenging. The study was performed in a 500-bed US hospital. Around 50 patients with C. difficile infection were enrolled in the study, and randomised to either hand hygiene using either alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR) or…
Read MoreGAMA Healthcare updates from Infection Prevention 2017
We all enjoyed Infection Prevention 2017 — and hope that you did too! Here’s a few scientific updates relating to our product range that were presented at the conference, published in the Journal of Infection Prevention: Please feel free to contact us if you’d like any more information about these updates.
Read MoreClinell Training Package wins Best Educational App!
The Clinell Training Package has taken ‘Best educational app’ in the Best Mobile App awards. Developed in conjunction with some of the leading infection prevention and control (IPC) specialists in the UK, the Clinell Training Package is a tablet-based software package designed to arm infection prevention professionals with the very best tools in their fight against healthcare associated…
Read MoreGAMA Healthcare Disinfectant Compatibility Statement
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) recently published a Medical Devices Safety Update (vol. 5, no. 3, May 2017) which contained an article entitled ‘Disinfectants and detergents can damage medical equipment plastics’. GAMA Healthcare are aware that this has caused a lot of concern and confusion in the Australian marketplace. We welcome the publication of the…
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