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Copper Kills MRSA

The link below is to a very short article from the Journal of the American Society of Microbiology.
The article states that:
 
MRSA IS KILLED ON COPPER IN 20 MINUTES OR LESS.
COPPER DESTROYS THE GENOMIC DNA OF THE BACTERIA.
 
Sound confusing or technical…it is not really.  Copper and CuVerro (copper and nickel alloy) kill bacteria.
 
These are the facts:
  1. Germs are everywhere.
  2. Infections cause great harm.
  3. Copper kills infectious bacteria.
Pedigo is the only company offering bactericidal side rails on an extremely high touch surface (transport stretchers) that travels throughout the acute care hospital with very little chance of getting thoroughly cleaned.
Link to article here: https://aem.asm.org/content/early/2016/01/25/AEM.03861-15.abstract
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SGNA BREAKING NEWS

Announcement: SGNA Releases Revised Infection Prevention Practice Document
SGNA recently revised a practice document focused on infection prevention. The revised Standards of Infection Prevention in Reprocessing of Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopes (2016) refines the statement about manual cleaning of endoscopes, and includes a detailed listing of practice areas where further research is needed. SGNA is committed to providing gastroenterology nursing professionals with resources based on current evidence, and evaluates and updates practice documents when new research is published or brought forward.
As the professional organization representing GI nurses and associates, SGNA is committed to meeting the needs of our specialty with practice-related strategies. Infection Prevention is a critical issue facing GI professionals, and SGNA provides GI professionals with the necessary tools and resources to ensure the delivery of safe patient care.