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Study: Disinfectant cuts down on MSRA

A study of the disinfectant Byotrol at Glasgow Royal Infirmary in Scotland shows that the sanitizer cut down on the spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by 75 percent. Recently, a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology underscored the danger that both patients and healthcare workers face from community-acquired MRSA, a potentially deadly, antibiotic-resistant staph infection. Byotrol could help stem the spread of the bug. “Byotrol is said to be different from other disinfectants because it leaves a film on surfaces which prevents bacteria from attaching themselves and reproducing. The bugs become exhausted and agents in the disinfectant then kill them,” reports Science Daily. Report

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This is not a new idea. Lord Lister started the anti-bacterial era with anti-sepsis which is what the spray is. Asepsis later became paramount. The description suggests that the formation of biofilms is prevented by the spray. Could this be the avenue to lessening post-op infections?

Have a look at www.deconsafe.com There's information on nosocomial and surgical site infections.

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