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Researchers Present Novel Environmental Disinfection Technology

In a study presented at the 49th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), researchers presented information about a mobile, automated UV device to decontaminate hospital rooms at the Cleveland Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Ohio and ...More
October 12, 2009
Posted in News
Germicidal UV Light Device Manufacturer Opens West Coast Office

Citing increased sales and demand for ultraviolet light (UV) disinfection to help fight hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), Lumalier Corporation, a U.S. manufacturer of advanced ultraviolet germicidal disinfection equipment, announces that it is opening a new West Coast ...More
July 14, 2009
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization
Mercy Hospital Acquires Germicidal Technology to Battle Drug-Resistant Pathogens

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Scanning the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Web site can be an alarming experience for a patient awaiting surgery. The CDC concedes that more than 2 million patients will acquire a hospital infection this year, and that as many as ...More
March 5, 2009
Posted in News
Doctor Declares War on HAIs, Patents MRSA-Killing Machine

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- As a surgeon and clinical instructor, Jeffery Deal, MD, FACS, DTMH, knew firsthand about the growing number of patients contracting and dying from hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). He was also keenly aware that infections are quickly spreading beyond ...More
September 10, 2008
Posted in News