Are MRSA and Clostridium difficile related?
No Clostridium difficile is a bacterium of the gut and takes hold and thrives when patients are weak and their immune systems are low. It has been noticed, coincidentally that the aggressive medical intervention required to treat MRSA infections can lead to a lowering of the body’s natural defences as the powerful medicines do not discriminate which bacteria they destroy. As a result the patient cured of MRSA can then find themselves with a whole new battle against a Clostridium difficile infection. Will this Medixair unit replace alcohol gels? Whilst Medixair is successful at eliminating all bacteria and viruses in the air, it is still essential that the strict cleaning regimes and the use of alcohol hand wash gels, which are already in place in hospitals as part of the hygiene regime, continue. As a result this device will play an essential part in further reducing potential cross infection. How mobile is the Medixair unit? At approximately 70cms high by 20cms square, the Medixair un
