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prevention strategy,” observed Mark Stibich, Ph.D., FIDSA,Co-Founder & hief cientific fficer, enex Healthcare ervices. “There was certainly a surge in adoption as the world grappled with stopping the spread of coronavirus. Using no-touch disinfection technologies should continue to be a priority and a critical part of a hospitals decontamination strategy because there are many dangerous patho- gens in the hospital environment that pose a risk to patients and healthcare


workers, especially s like C. diff, V and C. auris.” Stibich encourages healthcare facilities to eval- uate carefully the vari- ous disinfection options, recommending that they ask manufacturers to pro- vide peer-reviewed and published studies validat- ing the efficacy of a specific device or sys- tem. “f the technology hasnt been proven


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effective in multiple peer-reviewed studies, then it hasnt met the bar of an evidence- based solution,” he added. hatever the bacterial


or viral threat, healthcare organizations must think and act holistically when it comes to decontamina- tion, according to rnest unningham, resident, evoa nc., which makes the imbus disinfect-


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ing robot equipped with the Microburst Hypochlorous acid atomizer. “hole room disinfection after every patient discharge, or transfer, from a room should be required as standard operating protocols,” unningham insisted. “Too often, terminal disinfection of a room is only done when the patient is known to have a transmittable virus or germ. egardless, if a patient had , V or V-, every single room should be fully disin- fected every time before a new patient is admitted because we know pathogen trans- fer from room to room is a constant battle and cause of new infections. ou must lower the entire bioburden of the hospital to have a meaningful impact on hospital acquired infection rates.”


Community, improved practices tibich also lauds the camaraderie and ingenuity among providers in crisis mode. “e saw incredible collaboration and innovation from our hospital customers during the pandemic,” he indicated. “e were proud to be able to act as a resource for our customers.” He recalls sharing solu- tions created by ew ork facilities during the early surge of the pandemic to help prepare hospitals in other parts of the .. and the world, particularly in taly when they faced a surge. ome shared best prac- tices and strategies for patient care and for maximizing utilization of their ighttrike disinfection robots. “For example, several of our custom-


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ers moved a robot from their  to the mergency epartment () so they could disinfect rooms and areas where V- patients were seen and treated,” Stibich said. “Keeping a robot in the  is a trend that has continued, especially as the number of V cases in the .. is now on the rise. ith highly virulent variants emerging, its impor- tant to remain vigilant and maintain the enhanced disinfection protocols.” avid t. lair, xecutive hairman, Halosil nternational nc., points out that


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