SteraMist (BIT®)
Establishing An Effective Cleaning Method Resulting In A Zero Infection Rate
Final Study report on the use of SteraMist (BIT®) in a particular hospital’s patient room.
Michael J Hochbrueckner
Norovirus Surrogate Test Exposure to BIT® Plasma
The BIT® Plasma system was used to kill a human norovirus surrogate in a test chamber under conditions approximating use in a hotel room or ships stateroom. The data show killing of greater than 99.9999% of the virus when the product is used as recommended.
Dr. Kurt Klimpel
SteraMist Spray Gun System Exposure Assessment
Over a period of three months from May to August 2009, Occupational Services Inc. (OSI) assisted L-3 Communication, Binary Ionization Technology (BIT) with a series of experimental test runs to quantify the potential exposures to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), ozone (O3) and isopropyl alcohol while operating the new prototype hand held SteraMist (BIT®) BIT Spray Gun System.
Clostridium difficle Test Exposure to BIT Plasma
Clostridium difficle Test Exposure to BIT Plasma
The BIT® Plasma System was used to kill Clostridium difficile in a test chamber under conditions approximating use in a hospital room. The data show killing of greater than 6×1013 spores per square meter when the product is used as recommended.
Ozone
Ozone gas is an effective and practical antibacterial agent
Dr. Manju Sharma and Dr. James B. Hudson
UVGI
UVGI Study Report – Ingham Hospital
Background levels of viable bacteria and fungi in the indoor air and on surfaces in Ingham Regional Medical Center “before and after” the UVGI-HVAC installation
Background levels of viable bacteria and fungi in the indoor air and on surfaces in Ingham Regional Medical Center “before and after” the UVGI-HVAC installation
Background levels of viable bacteria and fungi in the indoor air and on surfaces in Ingham Regional Medical Center “before and after” the UVGI-HVAC installation
The objective of this project was to assess microbial concentrations in air and on fomites in Ingham Hospitals before and after the installation of a UVGI-HVAC system. Using bacteria and fungi concentrations as a standard of effectiveness of the UVGI-HVAC system, indoor air samples were collected before and after installation and microbial levels were compared. Using the impingement method as described by Jensen and Schafer (1998) viable microorganisms (E. coli, total bacteria, Staphylococci, MRSA, and fungi) were sampled in the air. This study also investigated indoor surface contamination because fomites have been shown to act as reservoirs for spreading diseases (Morens, D. M., and V. M. Rash. 1995; Bures et al. 2000; Barker, J. 2001; Barker et al. 2004; Kramer et al. 2006; Boone and Gerba 2005). Preliminary samples were collected in the summer of 2007 and post UVGI installation samples were collected in the fall of 2008. Both pre/post installation samples were collected in the emergency department waiting room and cardiac intensive care unit of the Greenlawn Campus and in the UCC waiting room and patient room in 1E at the Pennsylvania Campus.
Effect of ultraviolet germicidal lights installed in office ventilation systems on workers’ health and wellbeing: double-blind multiple crossover trail
Effect of ultraviolet germicidal lights installed in office ventilation systems on workers’ health and wellbeing: double-blind multiple crossover trail
Workers in modern office buildings frequently have unexplained work-related symtoms or combinations of symtoms. We assessed whether ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) of drip pans and cooling coils within ventilation systems of office buildings would reduce microbial contamination, and thus occupants’ work-related symptoms.