Hospital acquired infections (HAIs)
Photo courtesy of JA Hobot University of Wales College of Medicine UK HAIs have become a major problem world-wide.They are mostly comprised of antibiotic resistant bacteria, the best known being Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile (C-Diff).
Hospitals spend considerable resources trying to control HAIs, and there is no simple solution. However use of water containing copper and silver ions can help to provide a supplementary biocide effect, when cleaning floors and other surfaces, the background disinfection of lavatories, wash rooms, and in the laundry.
Tests conducted on behalf of the Copper Association in both the UK and the US have shown that copper metal and copper alloys have powerful disinfection qualities, so the presence of copper atoms, with or without an ionic charge, indicates that even dry surfaces and materials previous cleaned with water containing copper ions continue to disinfect.
Tarn-Pure™ believes that this scientific evidence supports a holistic approach to building disinfection in the healthcare industry, where the benefits of a Tarn-Pure™ system on the hot and cold water supplies helps our customers to deal with these super-bugs.
None of this would be possible without the long-lasting residual effect of copper-silver ionisation, because the ions continue to disinfect after water leaves the tap.
Note: The use of Tarn-Pure™ equipment is a supplement to and not a substitute for standard infection control practices in hospital wards; users must continue to follow all current infection control practices, including those practices related to cleaning and disinfection of environmental surfaces.
