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"Washing machine" technology fights MRSA

Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, May 22, 2008

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An anti-microbial washing machine additive has been shown to effectively sterilize fabrics and linen from the spread of harmful bacteria, including methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Universal Detection Technology, a California-based company that licenses new scientific technologies, has developed the Silver Washing Machine Additive that, when added to the wash cycle, reportedly gives anti-microbial protection to all clothes, bed linen, towels, and fabrics for up to 50 washes. The surfaces treated with the additive were said to remain sterile for up for 6 weeks. The wash is also said to prevent re-growth of bacteria and mold, which is a big step toward fighting MRSA.

Hospitals must take precautions toward preventing MRSA, which is associated with about 19,000 deaths each year.

Source: Fox Business

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