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According to a recent study, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is responsible for 19,000 deaths per year. Surfaces also carry substantial germs and bacteria. MRSA can live on inanimate surfaces for over 50 days. No longer a problem confined to hospitals and nursing homes, community-acquired MRSA poses a real threat to the public health. Routine hard surface disinfection and good hand hygiene practices are ways to help stem the spread of this potentially deadly infection. Professional Disposables International, Inc. (PDI) offers a complete product line proven effective in killing MRSA on surfaces and skin. This bulletin consists of an overview of our surface and hand hygiene products effective against MRSA.

Helpful Links

• MRSA Update Bulletin - March 2008
• Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities
• Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings
• Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings 2007
• Healthcare-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA)
• Questions and Answers about Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Schools
• Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA)
• National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Board