4 tips on choosing the best antimicrobial technology

Although hospital-associated infections have slightly reduced, the antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing a lot of these infections are preventable. Currently, the healthcare industry spends between $36 billion and $45 billion annually.

Lise Moloney, director of business development, healthcare division at Scissent wrote a column for MedDeviceOnline.com, where she discussed the importance of adopting antimicrobial-treated medical devices and surfaces, as part of broader, vigilant, infection-control strategies.

Here are four tips Ms. Maloney has for finding the best antimicrobial fit:

1. Have a clear definition of the end-use environment for the antimicrobial technology.

2. Know any clinically relevant organisms and ask if data shows specific types of organisms are of concern for the device application. Know if the specific antimicrobial will be effective against that organism.

3. Determine specific antimicrobial performance standards in advance.

4. Determine the minimum duration of efficacy.

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