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| MRSA defeated by city's steam cleaner |
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The war on superbugs has been stepped up a gear after clinical trials proved that a Liverpool-based firm's cleaning technology is capable of destroying the hospital killers.
OspreyDeepClean, a subsidiary of Proventec, successfully showed its steam cleaning and coatings technology could combat micro-organisms including MRSA and emerging superbug Clostridium difficile, which are responsible for healthcare-acquired infections.
The study focused on the decontamination of high-risk, high-contact hospital surfaces, such as bed frames, mattresses, and chairs, from MRSA, Acinetobacter, Klebsiella and the spores of Clostridium difficile.
The tests, by the Hospital Infection Protection Environmental Research Unit at University College London Hospitals, confirmed that all of the surface types were decontaminated by the OspreyDeepClean process, without the use of any chemicals.
Michael Rollins, environmental research project manager at UCLH, said: "The development of a new generation of steam disinfection tools, which are purpose-designed, easy to use and which deliver consistent disinfection, is a significant step forward in the battle against healthcare-acquired infections. |
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