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Soft surfaces in the chain of cross-infection

Soft surfaces in the chain of cross-infection

Coronavirus cannot enter pillows and mattresses that are equipped with SleepAngel PneumaPure filters. Silver Türk (PhD, medical microbiology) explains the infection control benefits of SleepAngel bedding products. For further information, please contact us...
Pillows: The Forgotten Fomite

Pillows: The Forgotten Fomite

The infected pillow has several things in common with the infected human in terms of its capacity to spread infection. The human being coughs and sneezes, so generating a periodic aerosol of contaminated material into the ambient surroundings. The conventional coated...
Reducing HCAI’s Conference: A journey to zero tolerance

Reducing HCAI’s Conference: A journey to zero tolerance

As the trust strives to reduce infection rates, one of the most insidious pockets of resistance is the hospital bedding. Live organisms harvested from a typical hospital pillow include MRSA, C Difficile, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and many more. Coming into intimate...
Pillow aims to halt spread of superbugs

Pillow aims to halt spread of superbugs

Gabriel Scientific has invented a pillow that may help to reduce the risk of picking up a hospital-acquired infection (HAI) such as MRSA from lying on contaminated bedding. Gabriel Scientific’s “SleepAngel” pillow was the subject of a clinical trial by Barts and the...