Look Out! 2018 APIC Conference in Minneapolis Minnesota on June 13-15 is going to be a blast! UVC Cleaning Systems is excited to be making a splash and offering our products to the over 2500 clinical attendees. We are looking forward to catching up with our current clients and also meeting many new faces. If you age going to be attending, we would love for you to stop by our booth and let us know how you are looking to apply UVC. We will have a variety of applications from our mobile, wall mounting, and chamber products to showcase!
Shift Workers Beware of Infections Risk!
In todays age, people are working around the clock, literally. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics roughly 7 million Americans work the night shift. With such a large nocturnal population, people should be aware of the additional susceptibility to the risk of infection.
A new study published by the University of Cambridge found that the body clock affected the ability of viruses to replicate and speed between cells.
Infectious Disease Mortality Rates Have Flat Lined Since The 1950s - December 9, 2016
When mentioning the topic of infectious diseases and how they have affected the population over the last century, most people would be surprised to learn that the number of deaths caused by infectious disease is similar today to the number it was 60 years ago. According to a report recently published in the journal of the American Medical Association, infectious disease accounted for 5.4 percent of deaths from
What's Next? Another Life Threatening Multi-Drug Resistant Organism Spreads Globally! 11/18/16
In the past number of years, it seems that we have become complacent to expecting the new global threat to arise. Just recently we all coped with how to deal with the effects of the Zika virus. Now, a new multi-drug resistant infection that can...
C. diff Infections Cause Patient Cost and Mortality to Double
A recent study published in the journal Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology examined the impact that C. diff infections have on the patient population. Utilizing data from a population-based cohort study among US adults, researchers found that that each year c. diff infections nearly double the patient cost and mortality chances.
Frontlines of Infection Control: Janitors Lead "Clean Teams"
The integration of “clean teams” has been a popular inclusive environmental services approach. The team includes personnel from infection control, environmental service . . .
Scientist Film Bacteria As They Become Resistant To Drugs September 30, 2016
Scientist at Harvard Medical School have embarked on a quest to provide a large-scale glimpse into the maneuvers of bacteria as the encounter increasingly higher doses of antibiotics and adapt to survive them. For the first time ever, teams of...
Implementing UV Disinfection and Impact on EVS Workflow- September 23, 2016
Environmental Service Professionals (EVS) are on an ongoing mission trying to achieve optimal cleaning practices. The goal of this mission is clear and many EVS staff are
Equipping the EVS toolbox September 16, 2016
In the past decade, the number of multi-drug resistant pathogens have increased, yet many environmental service professionals methods of cleaning have remained stagnant. EVS professionals are well aware of the risk of
How to save 37,000 lives over five years.
The White House has backed a plan to fight superbugs — via the tracking of infections, faster tests and new drugs — and has asked Congress for $1.2 billion over five years to implement the program. If successful, the CDCs efforts...