Can we stop the Indian superbug? Maybe - but we can already track it to limit spread in hospitals.

Aug. 13, 2010 - PRLog -- The cornerstone of any effective infection control program is the active surveillance of organisms and patients within a healthcare facility. This information needs to be given in an accurate and timely manner to the teams dealing with this problem.

The emergence of the new NDM-1 superbug from South East Asia has shown the need to have the flexibility and adaptability to record the incidence of new organisms of importance to the health of the UK.

Over 60% of the hospitals in the UK have a real-time automated system of tracking any organism identified so that the timely and accurate information regarding these bugs can be used to reduce the incidence via good working practice of the infection control departments.

Michael Houghton, Chairman of ICNet International - "We are supporting our customers through this time of change by ensuring that our family of products continues to give them the information required to make them the most proactive and effective infection control team they can be and will continue to save their time and patients lives."

He continues - "We fully understand the pressures that the NHS are being put under and this period of change means that our customers rely on us even more to ensure that nothing affects the excellent level of care afforded to the British population with new and emerging threats developing every day."

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ICNet International is now clearly established as the global leader in HAI surveillance software with over 1,000 hospitals worldwide using our products.