Do you want a specialized team to sanitize your Tampa office, hospital, or home from an infectious disease or virus?
If you’re responsible for an office, daycare center, fitness center or the like, safety is always of utmost importance. The key to safety is infectious disease control and preventing infections like MRSA and C. diff. You can’t afford to try to 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, give you a cleanup and disinfection plan tailored to your situation, and perform the infectious disease control and prevention services. We are well trained and will meet all EPA guidelines for disposal of infectious material.
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MRSA Prevention, C. diff, and Sanitizing Other Infectious Diseases
There are many steps you should take to ensure your success whether you are dealing HIV or HBV or trying to sterilize and decontaminate medical devices.
Infectious Diseases at the Scene of a Trauma Crime
As part of our Crime Scene Cleanup Services, we often deal with infectious disease mitigation where there is blood present at the scene of a crime. Although mitigating infectious diseases is not technically considered in this category, we specialize in it none-the-less.
Superbug Sterilization
Although it may seem impossible to get rid of superbugs from hospital rooms, researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have a clever solution. It's as easy as using robot-like equipment to disinfect disinfecting chemicals. The devices disperse the bleaching agent in the air and reduce the risk of infection.
The old fashioned method involves using an alcohol-based disinfectant, which loses its potency over time. The researchers tested three methods for cleaning germ-free rooms. They found that the best was a sanitizing queat followed by a 30- to 50-minute cycle of UV light irradiation.
The CDC estimates that superbug-related diseases cause the deaths of tens to thousands of people each year. These infections are caused by bacteria that are resistant to commonly prescribed antibiotics, making them a major threat to the general public. While there are many antibiotic-resistant pathogens to contend with, one that stands out is the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Unlike its more conventional counterpart, MRSA can affect the skin, bones and brain. The CDC is concerned about the spread of this fungus.
One clever trick is to use a soap specifically designed to kill bacteria. A study by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has shown that hospitalized patients who used the soap reduced their chance of contracting a full-blown bacterial infection by as much at 80 percent. Other clever approaches include using a medicated goo to clean the nose. Despite these developments, the CDC has yet not developed a reliable way of tracking all superbug-related illnesses.
According to the CDC, there are more than a dozen superbugs that could pose a serious threat for public health. Among them are the Clostridium difficile, MRSA, and Salmonella. Superbugs are responsible in half the deaths in the United States than they were six years ago. The CDC isn't able to provide a definitive number, but it believes there are hundreds upon thousands of non-fatal infection every year. Fortunately, hospitals have been working for decades to keep pathogens from contaminating their facilities.
MRSA Prevention
Keeping MRSA at bay requires frequent disinfection. This involves cleaning surfaces that come in contact with the skin or objects used by the patient. Disinfectants can be chemical products that kill germs. They can be purchased in both retail and grocery stores.
The 5 Million Lives Campaign Guide recommends disinfectants and decontaminating the environment. It also recommends active surveillance cultures, contact precautions, effective hand hygiene and effective hand hygiene. It is important that you follow the recommendations of your healthcare provider.
Contact precautions include wearing gloves when caring for a patient with known MRSA infection. Staff are reminded to always wear protective gear when entering or leaving a room. Staff who are unable or unwilling to wear protective gear are required to dispose of it.
Active surveillance cultures are a technique that can help to identify hospital-acquired MRSA. While some hospitals have reported success with these culture, the epidemiological evidence of their effectiveness is not conclusive. Active surveillance cultures can cause problems because a large percentage of colonized patients won't be identified.
MRSA infections have been associated with crowded living conditions, open sores, and paper cuts. Skin infections are the most common type. MRSA can be found in other parts of your body as well. If the infection is found on the skin, it must be treated immediately and bandaged.
A combination of interventions was used in a recent study to reduce MRSA infection rates at a single patient care unit. These included active surveillance cultures (hand hygiene), leadership involvement, briefings on patients care units, and culture changes strategies. These interventions led to a 70% decrease in MRSA infections.
These practices are important for maintaining safety of patients as well as staff. They can reduce the spread of MRSA by reducing contact between patients, staff, objects, and other people. It is also important to avoid sharing personal items that may be contaminated.
Patients who are colonized with MRSA should be placed in a single occupancy room. The room should always be decontaminated immediately. If the patient must move to another room to receive treatment, he/she is expected to remain in that room.
C. diff Cleaning
There are things you can take to prevent C.Diff spreading to your family and healthcare professionals. Make sure to wash your hands often.
The second step is to ensure that your environment is clean. If you are a healthcare professional, it is important to use disinfectants to clean all surfaces.
Protective equipment, such as gloves and gowns, should be worn. If you are a patient, be sure to wash your hands before you eat. It's also recommended that you use a separate bathroom if you're feeling sick.
When doing laundry, it is important to wash your hands. You should also ensure that your hands are thoroughly dried with paper towels.
You should also make sure you use the hottest water possible when washing your hands. This is especially important to someone who has had diarrhea.
To wipe down surfaces, you should also use disinfectant wipes. These are safer that a disinfectant spray. They also help reduce cross-contamination.
It is important to wash your hands often, especially if working as a healthcare professional. Hand sanitizers can kill many germs.
You should also make sure you use a proper disinfectant to kill C. diff spores. The CDC recommends using a bleach mixture. You should leave the bleach solution on surfaces for at most 10 minutes.
Also, you should clean up any poop before washing your clothes. This is especially important if you're in a hospital, as C. diff spores can live for a long time outside of a living body.
You may want to hire a company that specializes on infectious disease cleaning, in addition to cleaning your home. Bio So Cal is equipped with the right tools and experience to clean up your home, and kill C. D germs.
It doesn't matter if you're a doctor, patient, or someone living in an infected zone, you need the right disinfectants. It is essential to use a registered product from the EPA.
How to sterilize infectious diseases
It doesn't make a difference if you work at an infectious disease lab or in a hospital setting. You need to know how sterilize infectious diseases. Sterilization decreases the risk of infection and the number microorganisms that are on your devices.
Cleaning is the first thing you should do to prevent spreading infectious diseases. This involves cleaning out all debris and dirt from your instruments. The next step is to select the disinfectant that you want to use. There are many disinfection methods, including physical, chemical, and moist heat. These methods have different antimicrobial properties.
Chemical sterilants may be used for longer periods. Examples include peracetic acid (2%), glutaraldehyde (0.55%), and hydrogen peroxide (7%). The material you are working with will determine the type of disinfectant that is used.
The American Dental Association (ADA), urges dentists to use proper infection control procedures. It is vital to sterilize all medical devices, including needle sticks. Many of the infections found in hospitals are the result of endoscopes contaminated.
The best practices for sterilizing infectious diseases include good laboratory practices, technical proficiency, and hazard consciousness training. Hazard awareness training should include pest control measures, biohazard warning signs, and minimization of aerosols during the work process.
In addition, the infectious laboratory should maintain stock solutions of disinfectants that are suitable for the materials being decontaminated. Several techniques can be used for decontamination, including hydrogen peroxide gas plasma, chemical sterilizant, or steam sterilization. These methods can have different antimicrobial spectra and should be followed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
The CDC recommends the following steps in how to sterilize infectious diseases. These recommendations were updated in 1993 to reflect the most recent scientific knowledge regarding infection control. There have been many improvements made in infection control over this period.
All personnel who deal with infectious materials must be sterilized. Infection control is a two-part process, where health care providers and patients are equally responsible for the elimination of infections. The CDC recommends these steps as well:
Before using any medical devices, sterilization should be performed. These devices are at high risk for pathogen introduction. These devices include endoscopes and esophageal probes, respiratory therapy equipment, laryngoscope blades, and esophageal Manimetry probes.
Infectious Disease Cleanup Services
Commercial
We understand the urgent needs of business owners who experience a work-site accident or trauma. We respond to emergencies, and we work every day of the year, 24 hours a day, to minimize interruption and downtime of your business and to maximize restoring your business as quickly and efficiently as possible to a safe, clean environment.
Residential Cleanup
Following an accident or traumatic event, you have a long and stressful to-do list. You can check one of the most stressful items off that list by calling us to safely and professionally clean and restore the potentially biohazardous accident or trauma scene.
Blood Cleanup
Because of the invisible and deadly pathogens often present in blood and bodily fluids, cleaning up these elements almost always involves more than meets the untrained eye. We have the expertise and equipment to do the job quickly, safely, and professionally.
Infectious Disease FAQs
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Disinfecting Infectious Disease in the Tampa, FL area
The Halo Disinfection System™ uses a combination of Hydrogen Peroxide and Silver Nitrate in a gaseous form that destroys 99.9% of all deadly bacteria and viruses. The virus and bacteria disinfecting mist will immediately begin to attack and destroy illness causing viruses and bacteria in the room.
The Halo Disinfection System™ is perfect for disinfecting homes, businesses, hospitals, and nursing homes of MRSA, STAPH, C. diff and Flu, but it can also be used in doctor’s offices, dentist offices, emergency care centers, and operating rooms.
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Health Hazards of an Infectious Disease Outbreak
The health hazards posed by an outbreak of an infectious disease such as Swine Flu, H1N1, MRSA, or C. diff is startling. Transmissions of an infectious disease can result from a number of methods beyond physical contact with infected individuals. Infectious diseases are the result of pathogenic microbial agents which can also be transmitted through liquids, food, body fluids, contaminated objects or airborne inhalation.
ABT’s Infectious Disease Cleanup Goes Beyond Surface Cleaning
From a health risk perspective, it is essential to go beyond surface cleaning. To significantly reduce the threat of an infectious disease, a professional scene cleaning service should be used to ensure proper decontamination. Advanced Bio-Treatment understands the risks of infectious diseases such as Bird Flu, Swine Flu, MRSA, C. diff and staph infection and has the training to properly eliminate them.