Reference

The following resources provide information on the effectiveness of Carpe Diem and Oxivir available in both Canada and the United States.



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MRSA


What is MRSA?


Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, is a mutant strain of the common bacteria Staphylococcus aureus (staph). Staph is ordinarily found in the noses and on the skin of normal healthy people, and generally poses no risk to the person. MRSA is resistant to the standard hospital antibiotic, methicillin. Common pathogenic (disease causing) bacteria are mutating, producing new mutant strains which cannot be treated with standard antibiotics.

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Norovirus


What is Norovirus


Noroviruses (genus Norovirus, family Caliciviridae) are a group of related, single-stranded RNA, nonenveloped viruses that cause acute gastroenteritis in humans. Norovirus was recently approved as the official genus name for the group of viruses provisionally described as “Norwalk-like viruses” (NLV). This group of viruses has also been referred to as caliciviruses (because of their virus family name) and as small round structured viruses, or SRSVs (because of their morphologic features). Another genus of the calicivirus family that can cause gastroenteritis in humans is Sapovirus, formerly described as “Sapporo-like virus” (SLV) and sometimes referred to as classic or typical calicivirus.

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Below is a list of case studies and white papers related to hydrogen peroxide technology.

Canada

Health Care Resources

Construction-related Nosocomial Infections in Patients in Health Care Facilities Source: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

Handwashing, Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization in Health Care (PHAC)

Prevention and Control of Occupational Infections in Health Care (PHAC)

reventing the Transmission of Bloodborne Pathogens in Health Care and Public Service Settings (PHAC)

outine Practices and Additional Precautions for Preventing the Transmission of Infection in Health Care (PHAC)

Enhancing Patient Safety through the Management of Clostridium difficile at Toronto East General Hospital

Health Care Health & Safety Association of Ontario Cleaning and Disinfection of Environmental Surfaces (Virox)


Efficacy / Support Studies

Activity of selected oxidizing microbicides against the spores of Clostridium difficile: Relevances to Environmental Control (Virox)

The Significance of a General Virucide Claim Based Upon the Efficacy Against the Polio Virus (Virox)

A Product based on accelerated and stabilized hydrogen peroxide: Evidence for broad-spectrum germicidal activity (Virox)

Assessment of the Virox Hydrotherapy in the Presence of Butchers Foam Free Defoaming Concentrate (Virox)

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a 0.5% Formulation of Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide (AHP5) Against Human Rhino Virus Type 14, a Feline Calicivirus and a Human Rotavirus (Virox)

Assessment of the Microbicidal Activity of an Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide-based Formulation (AHP-5) Against VRE and MRSA (Virox)

Stability Of Virox Technologies Inc. Products In The Presence Of Various Levels Of Hard Water Over A Time Frame Of Four Weeks. (Virox)

CREM (Virox)



Third Party References

Scientific Solutions To The Norwalk Problem (Virox)





Comparative Chemistries

AHP Versus Chlorine (Virox)





Peer Reviewed

A Product based on accelerated and stabilized hydrogen peroxide: Evidence for broad-spectrum germicidal activity (Virox)



United States

Health Care

Guideline for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities, 2003

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Guidelines for Infection Control in Health Care Personnel, 1998 (CDC)

Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals (CDC)

Infection Prevention and Control in the long-term-care facility

Source: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)

Infection Prevention and Control in the Long-Term-Care Facility

Source: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA/APIC)


Disease or Organism Specific

APIC MRSA Guideline March 2007 (APIC)

Recommendations for Prevention of HIV Transmission in Health-Care Settings (CDC)

Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Settings (CDC)

Infection Control Guidance for the Prevention and Control of Influenza in Acute-Care Facilities (CDC)

Infection Control Measures for Preventing and Controlling Influenza Transmission in Long-Term Care Facilities (CDC)