Pall Medical says the Department of Health has recently issued notification that it has become aware of outbreaks of infection with pseudomonads in augmented care wards such as those use for high dependency, critical care, renal, and burns treatment.
The company says: “The Department has evidence that there is persistent colonisation of taps, and has identified that point-of-use filters can be an effective precautionary measure in such wards, where contamination exists.”
The latest Pall-Aquasafe Water Filter range includes variants to protect against waterborne microorganisms in water used for drinking or showering for up to one month. Waterborne organisms such as Legionella spp, Pseudomonas spp, Aspergillus spp, Cryptosporidium spp, and Mycobacterium spp, may be of particular concern, Pall points out, to immunocompromised patients.
Pall Medical says: “Pall-Aquasafe water filters provide an instantaneous, validated, clinical barrier to the passage of a variety of waterborne contaminants, protecting both hospital staff and patients. These filters can be quickly connected to either taps or showers to ensure instant protection against waterborne microorganisms.
“We are sensitive to the intense pressures for cost containment, and to the increased focus on preventative care. As a result, our emphasis is on not only improving patient outcomes, but also reducing the overall cost of providing such care. We are dedicated to improving the correct specification, and supply of, filters for healthcare applications.”
