Decontamination units combat MRSA

摘要

Decontamination units that are said to kill bacteria and viruses such as MRSA and swine flu within one hour are undergoing trials at hospitals in Redditch and Worcester.rnAccording to developer Med-itrox, the technology, which has undergone live trials at Manchester University, could save thousands of lives by providing a faster method of sanitising hos-rnpital rooms without requiring a trained operator.rnMark Hamilton, director of Meditrox, said: 'Between 12 to 15 per cent of people that go into a UK hospital contract a healthcare acquired infection. Previous systems to combat this have largely relied on toxic chemical agents that can be impractical to use and take longer to neutralise.'