With the rise of the Antibiotic Age and the use of antibacterial soap or lotion increases, the medical community is beginning to see a drastic rise in the number of antibiotic resistant, Superbugs.
These Superbugs are typically well known culprits of many common infections or diseases, but they have evolved to be particularly nasty and hard to kill because of negative side effects of prolonged or incomplete antibiotic usage. One of those Super Bugs which has experienced a major surge in the last few years, especially common in doctors offices or medical facilities like a hospital, is MRSA.
MRSA is a type of Staph bacteria that can cause difficult-to-treat and serious bacterial infections. MRSA can manifest itself physically in a number of ways, including skin blemishes, rashes and boils. The infections can be difficult to treat because the bacterium has built a resistance to many types of traditional antibiotics.
Most often, MRSA is spread through hand contact, but hand contact is not necessarily represented by direct hand-to-hand interaction as surfaces throughout the entire office or home have been shown to have the propensity to become contaminated and support MRSA bacteria. High-touch points (such as light switches, keyboards, doorknobs, etc.) are fomites that have the capability to transmit MRSA bacteria and other pathogenic threats.
The number of cases of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections has increased by more than 90 percent between 1999 and 2014 and studies have proven that close quarters and shared items can affect the spread of infections and sickness. These factors take a serious toll when a staff member of a doctor’s office or medical facility contracts MRSA, increasing the risk of an outbreak that could potentially spread to other members of the staff, as well as possibly encompassing a number of patients whose immune systems may already be compromised.
In order to reduce the risks of transmission associated with a serious disease such as MRSA, it is important to take proactive, preventative measures.
Not solely transmitted through direct hand to hand contact, it is possible that when an infected staffer coughs, he or she may spread airborne droplets that are carried throughout the office. This capability to utilize multiple points of transmission makes MRSA and many other pathogenic organisms even more difficult to prevent from spreading.
There are a number of steps that office and facility managers can take to reduce risk associated with MRSA and other pathogens from spreading throughout the office. From proactive prevention to outbreak containment, health-based hygienic cleaning has been proven to reduce risks and help curb MRSA outbreaks.
You need the professional biohazard cleanup specialists at Advanced Bio Treatment, who have the latest cutting edge equipment to wipe out not only MRSA, but also many, many other dangerous pathogens.
Recently, ABT was contacted by a doctor’s office in suburban Washington D.C. They had experienced an outbreak of MRSA, and it was spreading rapidly through the caregivers at the facility. The final straw came when a little girl came down with the potentially debilitating infection, and had to be transferred to a different hospital to be treated.
That was when Advanced Bio Treatment was called in. Luckily for the good doctor, we brought the big guns along.
Our secret tool in the fight against MRSA— the Halo Fogger.
At Advanced Bio Treatment, every member of our infection prevention team is armed with a safe and effective environment protection solution. The Halo Fogger allows Advanced Bio Treatment to decontaminate any room in your facility with a system proven to kill disease-causing pathogens, including the most difficult to kill, MRSA and the dreaded C. diff spores.
Our expert, knowledgeable field technicians at ABT are trained to use the Halo Disinfection System, which combines two patented hydrogen peroxide-based disinfectants with the dry-mist dispensing Halo Fogger, an unparalleled surface disinfection system.
Unlike ineffective “spray & wipe” and UV disinfection technologies, the Halo Disinfection System delivers hands-free, whole room surface disinfection at a 6-log kill rate that saves patients’ lives and is designed to deliver infection-rate reducing results safely, and in a cost effective way for medical facilities as well as regular homeowners.
Our Halo Disinfection Systems at ABT, are able to reach into nooks, crevices and corners that disinfecting sprays & wipes can’t, reaching every exposed surface in a room, not just the primary or “high-touch” surfaces, and reducing the risk of cross-contamination associated with using a rag, wipe or sponge.
So remember, if you are worried about the presence or spread of an infectious disease like MRSA, we can help, you are not on your own!
Being responsible for a doctor’s office, safety is always of utmost importance. You can’t afford to try deal with something as potentially serious as a infectious disease outbreak on your own. That’s why we’re here. Advanced Bio Treatment will research your particular problem and give you a cleanup and sanitation plan tailored to your situation. We are well trained, OSHA compliant, and meets all EPA guidelines for disposal of infectious material.
The health hazards posed by C. Diff, Bird Flu, Swine Flu or H1N1, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus infections or MRSA have been all over the news a lately. The potential for the spread of infectious diseases has never been higher. There have been verified cases of outbreaks of these bio hazards, which can be deadly and are particularly dangerous to anyone with a weakened immune system.
Whether you need a Staph infection cleanup, MRSA, Influenza, C-DIFF cleanup, or any other infectious disease cleanup, the sanitation and decontamination technicians here at ABT have the cleanup skills protect you and yours, you can trust our certified scene cleanup teams to do a thorough job while abiding by OSHA regulations. If you are a family friend or relative, we can work with you as an agent so the family is saved the hardship. Or if you will not be there, we will gladly handle that for you as much as possible by handling the paperwork by fax if you prefer.
If you have questions about your payment options, which infectious scene clean up procedures your current insurance policy covers or require our blood cleanup services immediately, give Advanced Bio Treatment a call at 800-295-1684
photo credit: NIAID via photopin cc
