Vaporiser sends MRSA plummeting

Link: Wigan Today Wigan news - Infection fight breakthrough.

A Wigan firm is pioneering a gadget that will blitz killer superbugs in Britain's hospitals. Scent Technologies, a tiny operation on Miry Lane, has teamed up with scientists from Manchester Metropolitan University to create a vaporiser containing a secret formula of essential oils which, when sprayed into the air, kill deadly micro-organisms. A 10-month trial of the system at the burns unit of Wythenshawe Hospital has seen spectacular results. Airborne bugs, including lethal MRSA, were reduced by 90% and infections on the ward plummeted. The device and formula have now been patented and Scent Technologies MD Roy Jackson says the operation is too big for his firm to handle and they are looking for investors and a buyer.

Comments

[Linda]

Great idea, it has crossed my mind to fumigate so I'd love to invest. Tell me how.

[Arrow]

I am interested not to invest but to possibly purchase. My husband is an architect and working on a large hospital project. When he found out that no good air cleanins system was proposed he asked me to look into the possibility of ozone but his sounds interesting. please email me. jdurfeeathome@aol.com

[Joel Dombrowski]

Arrow,
Greetings from the colonies! I am responding to a message on the MRSA Watch site. Before considering using Ozone for your home, business or hospital, read the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA’s) position on ozone, http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/ozonegen.html .
Although I work for a company that sells air purification to large hospitals, I am not trying to sell anything with this e-mail. I want you to know that ozone is extremely dangerous to use in occupied spaces such as hospitals. Furthermore, its claims as an air purifier are largely inflated.
Architects are placed in a tough situation regarding air quality for buildings. There are some guidelines for hospital air quality, but no standards. Any good system should balance filtration (large pathogens) and disinfection (for smaller pathogens such as viruses).
One good source is a non-profit organization called the Center for Health Design. http://www.healthdesign.org/ . I would advise you to be very skeptical of marketers claims. If you google the underlying technology (Ozone, ionization, UV, etc.) on Google Scholar, you’ll find a lot of info.