100% computer keyboards test positive for Staph bacteria....

New cleaning methods dramatically reduce pathogens in work environment.
By: Mary Robinson
 
 
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May 3, 2011 - PRLog -- Over the last 10 years there has been an increasing appearance of a variety of new, virulent infectious diseases throughout the world such as the H1N1 Virus, SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), the Norwalk Virus and MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus).  These outbreaks pose dangerous risks to patients & workers in medical facilities and have been the impetus for the implementation of a new model for more effective cleaning by Mary Robinson at Windsor Building Services of Conroe, TX.
“It takes special training, techniques and tools to properly clean a medical facility” says Mary Robinson, owner of Windsor Building Services, for that reason we’ve implemented at new cleaning protocol which integrates all the newest cleaning methods and equipment into what we do for local medical facilities.
 
Rags, mops and cleaning cloths have been replaced by new technology which dramatically improves sanitation in medical facilities. This new technology includes the use of microfiber, chemical injection technologies, pressure washing, squeegees and “no touch” cleaning systems. These new tools clean dramatically better than previous methods, such as mops & cloths, which were actually shown to spread contaminants rather than clean them.  A recent study conducted by the “Cleaning Industry Research Institute” (CIRI) indicates that these new cleaning systems actually remove disease-causing germs from surfaces and help to prevent the spread of contaminants dramatically better than traditional cleaning methods
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“Our new cleaning model not only includes advanced cleaning technologies but also implements improved sanitation of areas that for some reason were not traditionally considered as “prominent” such as “high touch” areas like elevator buttons, light switches, door handles, equipment controls, computer equipment and all other areas that are potentially contaminated by human interaction. A recent CIRI study showed these areas to be highly contaminated:

“Potential pathogens cultured from more than 50% of the computers included coagulase‐negative staphylococci (100% of keyboards), diphtheroids (80%), Micrococcus species (72%), and Bacillus species (64%). Other pathogens cultured included ORSA (4% of keyboards), OSSA (4%), vancomycin‐susceptible Enterococcus species (12%), and nonfermentative gram‐negative rods (36%). All disinfectants, as well as the sterile water control, were effective at removing or inactivating more than 95% of the test bacteria.
To find out how to reduce illnesses & disease in your medical office or office building visit the CDC website at www.cdc.gov or windsorservices.com or if you're in S. Texas, contact Mary Robinson at mary@windsorservices.com for info on how to get your offices cleaner than ever.

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