White House has released plan to fight drug-resistant
7th April 2015 - The White House has released a five-year, $1.2 billion plan to fight drug-resistant "superbugs" that includes better tracking of infections, faster tests and new drugs.
"The loss of antibiotics that kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria means that we can no longer take for granted quick and reliable treatment of rare or common bacterial infections, including bacterial pneumonias, foodborne illnesses, and healthcare-associated infections," the White House says in its report.
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and Clostridium difficile (C. diff), which kill 23,000 Americans every year and cost the economy billions of dollars will be key targets of the policy, to push hospitals to control these pathogens.
Proper disinfection with high-level, broad-spectrum disinfectant is the last line of defence to the growth of superbugs.
1st Dec 2014 - Medentech disinfection tablets have been listed on the US EPA website as effective against the Ebola virus.
Whereas Medentech products are effective against ebola at lower doses that we recommend, it is our advice to customers that they use 1000ppm solution strengths owing to the high organic loads that exist in areas combatting Ebola situations.