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Infection Control Solutions and ADTech Ultra-D
Client: Lee Memorial Health System
"The Infection Prevention Team at Lee Memorial Health System has extensively tested ADTec's Ultra-D equipment in our patient and ICU rooms. We found the Ultra-D fogging system to be nearly 100% effective in eliminating bacteria from surfaces and equipment in the rooms.
We specifically targeted rooms where the previous patient had presented with Clostridium difficile ("C-diff"), methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus ("MRSA") or antibiotic resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.
We did extensive "before and after" efficacy testing using standard sampling techniques. Our results clearly show a residual bio-burden after a manual cleaning and disinfection, even when using EPA-approved hospital grade germicides. That residual was completely eliminated using the Ultra-D process.
In addition, we found the Ultra-D system to be completely safe to use in rooms with delicate medical equipment, such as cardiac monitors or IV pumps. We are now looking at ways to bring the Ultra-D system into everyday use in other areas of the hospital to help prevent healthcare associated infections."
- Stephen A. Streed, MS, CIC System Director, Epidemiology/Infection Prevention
About Stephen A. Streed MS, CIC:
Steve is the System Director of Infection Control for Lee Memorial Heart Health System. He is responsible for institutional performance improvement related to nosocomial infections and other key out come measures.
About Lee Memorial Health System:
Open since 1916, Lee Memorial Health System (LMHS) is the largest community-owned health system in
Southwest Florida . With over 8,500 employees, LMHS is made up of four acute care hospitals and two specialty hospitals, as well as outpatient centers, walk-in medical centers and primary care physician offices. An award-winning health care system, LMHS provides regional programs, such as our
Trauma
Center and Children’s Hospital, which serves our community members from Tampa to
Miami .
Visit www.leememorial.org for more information
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