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Infection Control Resources to Mitigate Patient Exposure Risks to Klebsiella and Other Pathogens
An article published last year in Emerging Infectious Diseases detailed a notable increase of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) infections in New York City during 2021 through June of 2022. The data for the study came from a large public healthcare system in New York City that serves more than 1.2 million people each year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...
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Klebsiella in Healthcare Settings Discussed in New Online Video
The IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video today. Their newest production discusses Klebsiella, a type of gram-negative bacteria that can cause various healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). “HAIs due to Klebsiella can include pneumonia, bloodstream infections, wound or surgical site infections, and meningitis,” said ...
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Infection Prevention through Clean Water: How Healthcare Facilities Can Mitigate Healthcare-Associated Infections from Water
Healthcare-associated infections or HAIs are infections people get while they are receiving health care for another condition. These infections can happen in all types of healthcare settings and are a significant cause of patient illness and death. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 31 patients experience a healthcare-associated infection on any given day, ...
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Mitigating Exposure Risks to Mucormycetes to Protect Patients, Workers, and Building Occupants
Mucormycetes are a group of fungi that can cause a rare but serious fungal infection known as mucormycosis reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These fungi live in soil and decaying organic matter. People with a weakened immune system could get mucormycosis by inhaling fungal spores or if they enter the skin through an injury. Types of mucormycosis listed by CDC include: ...
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Staphylococcus aureus and Mitigating Exposure Risks in Occupational, Healthcare and Community Settings
Frequently referred to as staph, Staphylococcus aureus is a type of bacteria that is commonly found on the skin and hair, as well as in the nose and throat of people and animals. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that about 30% of people carry Staphylococcus aureus in their nose. While most of the time staph does not cause harm to healthy individuals, it has ...
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TOMI Secures Vizient Contract as an Approved Supplier of SteraMist Systems for Nationwide Healthcare Networks
TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc.® ("TOMI") (NASDAQ: TOMZ), a global company specializing in disinfection and decontamination solutions, today announced that the Company has entered into a contract with Vizient, Inc. increasing TO Mi's presence in the U.S. healthcare system. Vizient is the largest group purchasing organization (GPO) in the healthcare industry supplying around $100 billion in ...
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The CO2 fractional laser skin resurfacing in action
The best CO2 fractional laser machine is a laser treatment for spots, wrinkles, scars and warts, which is usually a type of laser that stimulates the skin tissue through the focused energy emitted by the gas laser. Which not only blasts the melanin particles on the surface instantly, but also stimulates the collagen tissue underneath the skin to gradually repair the skin. It also stimulates the ...
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How to deal with the trend of population aging to achieve a sustainable future
The World Social Report 2023 calls for concrete measures to support an aging global population in the face of rising pension and health care costs. According to a study published by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, population aging is the defining global trend of our time. Countries can benefit by promoting equality of opportunity from birth, so that everyone has the ...
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Protecting Patients, Workers and Building Occupants from Staphylococcus aureus and Other Pathogens in Puerto Rico
Staphylococcus aureus is a type of bacteria that has long been recognized as a cause of disease. Frequently referred to as staph, it is commonly found on the skin and hair, as well as in the nose and throat of people and animals. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) even reports that about 30% of people carry Staphylococcus aureus in their nose. Most of the time, staph does not ...
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TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc. to Hold Conference Call to Discuss Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Results on March 16, 2023
FREDERICK, Md., March 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc.® (“TOMI”) (NASDAQ: TOMZ), a global company specializing in disinfection and decontamination solutions, today announced it will report results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022, after the close of the financial markets on Thursday, March 16, 2023 and will hold a conference call at ...
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Healiva Acquires Two Wound-healing Cell Therapy Assets From Smith+Nephew
Healiva®, a patient-centric company delivering life-enhancing precision medicine for patients with chronic and acute wounds, announced today the acquisition of two innovative cell therapy assets from Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology business. The acquisition enables Healiva® to establish one of the world’s broadest portfolios of affordable, ...
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TOMI to Attend Three Leading Pharmaceutical Conferences in the First Quarter of 2023
FREDERICK, Md., Jan. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc.® (“TOMI”) (NASDAQ: TOMZ), a global company specializing in disinfection and decontamination solutions, announces that TOMI will present its SteraMist brand of products at three upcoming International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) Conferences in the first quarter of 2023: The ISPE ...
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TOMI Expands Globally with Purchase from National Health Services (NHS) Wales
FREDERICK, Md., Jan. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc.® (“TOMI”) (NASDAQ: TOMZ), a global company specializing in disinfection and decontamination solutions, announces that the National Health Services (NHS) Wales purchased SteraMist ionized Hydrogen Peroxide (iHP) technology further expanding presence in Great Britain. NHS Wales is a publicly funded ...
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Evaluation of CO2 fractional laser beauty machine treatment effect
The most commonly used fractional laser is CO2 fractional laser beauty machine. After more than ten years of clinical application, it can be said that CO2 fractional laser skin resurfacing treatment technology is relatively safe. As long as its therapeutic energy and action density are mastered, there are generally no obvious side effects of. Bvlaser is a professional CO2 fractional laser ...
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7 December 2022 - FDA/CDC highlight need for infection preventions
Particular support for decolonisation of pathogens which is the approach taken by its XF-73 Nasal programme Destiny Pharma plc (AIM: DEST), a clinical stage innovative biotechnology company focused on the development of novel medicines that can prevent life-threatening infections, today reports on the publication of findings from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and US Centers for ...
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Lumen Bioscience Awarded $3.6 Million by U.S. Army to Advance Low-cost, Scalable Preventative for Antibiotic-Resistant Infections
Lumen Bioscience—a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing biologic drugs for highly prevalent diseases—today announced the receipt of a $3.6 million award from the Department of Defense (DoD) for advanced biomedical product development in support of Naval operations. The award from the Medical Technology Consortium (MTEC), a 501(c)(3) biomedical technology consortium ...
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XF-73 Dermal infection project advances into clinically enabling safety study with US Government’s NIAID
Destiny Pharma plc (AIM: DEST), a clinical stage innovative biotechnology company focused on the development of novel medicines that can prevent life-threatening infections, is pleased to announce the commencement of an Investigational New Drug (IND) enabling safety study with its novel XF-73 Dermal formulation. This study is the second of two planned preclinical safety studies of the XF-73 ...
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A project led by Vaxdyn receives funding from Next Generation EU Funds
The project “AMReady: Development and manufacturing of vaccines for alleviation and preparedness for anti-microbial resistance global health crisis”, to be executed in 2021-2024 with a total budget of 1.4 million euro has been awarded funding by the competitive program Lineas Estratégicas de Colaboración Público-Privada 2021 of the State Research Agency of the ...
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A new member joins our Medical Advisory Board
We would like to announce that Dr. Maria Mani is our newest member of our Medical Advisory Board. Maria is an associate professor, senior lecturer and director of the plastic and reconstructive microsurgery department at the Uppsala University Hospital. ...
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Microbion Corporation Announces Data Highlighting Pravibismane’s Effect on Bacterial Energetics Presented at ASM Microbe 2022
Microbion Corporation today announced that the company presented a poster highlighting the effect of pravibismane on bacterial energetics in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Mycobacterium avium species at ASM Microbe 2022 in Washington, DC. The objectives of these studies were to further understand the mechanism of action of pravibismane, in both planktonic and ...
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