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Global Disinfectant and Antiseptic Market to Reach $7 Billion by 2016

In 2009, the disinfectant and antiseptic market was worth around $3.4 billion, but by 2010 had grown more than 12 percent to reach a value of $3.8 billion, according to a new report from research firm CompaniesAndMarkets.com. Market growth has accelerated in recent years ...More

August 9, 2011

Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization

FDA Reminds Healthcare Professionals About Safe Use of Non-Sterile Alcohol Prep Pads

Following a recent recall of potentially contaminated non-sterile alcohol prep pads, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today reminded healthcare professionals about the safe use of non-sterile alcohol prep pads to clean and disinfect the surface of the skin. On ...More

February 2, 2011

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Eucalyptus Oil Enhances Antiseptic Effect of CHG

Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) is a widely used skin antiseptic, however it poorly penetrates the skin, limiting its efficacy against microorganisms residing beneath the surface layers of skin. Karpanen, et al. (2010) sought to improve the delivery of CHG when used as a skin ...More

September 22, 2010

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Molnlycke Health Care Introduces New Hibiclens General Skin Cleansing Patient Kit

Molnlycke Health Care U.S., manufacturer of Hibiclens® antiseptic antimicrobial skin cleanser, introduces a General Skin Cleansing Patient Kit to be used at home prior to surgery as part of an effective strategy to fight surgical-site infections (SSIs) and ...More

March 17, 2010

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Antiseptic Cloths Associated With Reduced Rate of Treatment-Resistant Bacteria in the Trauma Center

Bathing trauma patients daily using cloths containing the antiseptic chlorhexidine may be associated with a decreased rate of colonization and infection by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other difficult-to-treat bacteria, according to a report in the ...More

March 15, 2010

Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization

Safety Checklist Continues to Keep Hospital Infections in Check

The state of Michigan, which used a five-step checklist developed at Johns Hopkins to virtually eliminate bloodstream infections in its hospitals' intensive care units, has been able to keep the number of these common, costly and potentially lethal infections near zero ...More

February 4, 2010

Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization, Hand Hygiene, PPE & Standard Precautions

Study Shows Effectiveness of ChloraPrep in SSI Prevention

Data published today in the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrates that use of CareFusion’s patient preoperative skin preparation ChloraPrep® (2 percent chlorhexidine gluconate and 70 percent isopropyl alcohol) reduced total surgical site infections (SSIs) ...More

January 7, 2010

Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization

Study Shows Iodine-Based Solution May Be Superior to Chlorhexidine in Preventing SSIs

3M Health Care announces the publication of a new independent study, “Effects of Preoperative Skin Preparation on Postoperative Wound Infection Rates: A Prospective Study of 3 Skin Preparation Protocols,” that compared the effects of three different skin ...More

October 12, 2009

Posted in News

Chlorhexidine Bathing Can Protect Patients from Superbugs, Study Shows

Giving critically ill hospital patients a daily bath with a mild, soapy solution of the same antibacterial agent used by surgeons to scrub in before an operation can dramatically cut down, by as much as 73 percent, the number of patients who develop potentially deadly ...More

September 4, 2009

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New Data Show ChloraPrep Effective in Eliminating Bacteria From Skin Prior to Shoulder Surgery

Data published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery demonstrates that use of the preoperative skin preparation ChloraPrep from CareFusion Corp. is effectiveat eliminating overall bacteria from the shoulder region. After antisepsis with ChloraPrep (2 percent ...More

August 25, 2009

Posted in News, Hand Hygiene

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