Jetvent Duct Cleaning Eliminates MRSA from Hospital Ducts
- By: Craig Booth
- On: 07/07/2009 12:41:41
- In: Uncategorised
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Sister company and specialist duct cleaner, System Hygienics, were reported in the UK Heating & Ventilation News (H&V News) HVAC for Hospitals and Healthcare supplement June 2009. They had taken before and after samples for MRSA from ventilation ductwork at a major hospital in the east of England
In the dirty ducts, evidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was found in 9 out of 14 samples. After cleaning, using the Jetvent high-volume compressed air cleaning system, all 14 samples were negative for MRSA.
This is a significant finding as hospital infection control officers press to reduce reservoirs of infection throughout hospital and healthcare facilities
You can download a pdf of the article, called HVAC Central in Hospital Hygiene


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