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What is MRSA?

Alcohol Free Santisier

MRSA stands for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. The MRSA germ belongs to the Staphylococcus Aureus (SA) bacteria family. SA is a common germ. It lives harmlessly on the skin and in the nose of around a third of healthy people. When it does cause infection ‘ordinary’ SA is sensitive to most commonly used antibiotics. MRSA is a particular type of SA that has developed resistance to most antibiotics. Only a very few antibiotics will kill MRSA.

What causes MRSA?

SA and MRSA cause problems only when they get into breaks in the skin (wounds, cuts, sores) or into the blood stream (bacteraemia), or into normally sterile body cavities (such as the bladder). Infections are more likely, and can be particularly serious in those in vulnerable groups and those whose resistance to infection is lowered. MRSA does not generally harm healthy people, including pregnant women, children and babies.

How can MRSA pass from one person to another and how can its spread by prevented?

People may carry the MRSA germ without knowing it, and patients may have it before they are admitted to hospital. MRSA can be caught and passed on almost anywhere, not just in hospital. The MRSA bacteria is spread on hands and skin from person-to-person. MRSA can usually be treated by one of a small number of antibiotics which kill it. Other medications, such as antiseptic wash or gels are used to remove MRSA from the skin and and prevent the risk of spreading this or many other infections commonly spread by touch and infected surfaces.

SOFTSAN is a new Alcohol Free Hand Sanitiser which has been shown to provide residual antibacterial effects for at least 3 hours when tested against MRSA.Further tests have demonstrated the effectiveness of SOFTSAN against fungi, viruses and bacterial spores.

Fungicidal:  Evaluated under EN1650 against C. albicans and A. niger.

Viricidal: Proved effective against Human Influenza A (H1N1) under the conditions of EN14476 (modified protocol).

Sporicidal: Effective against C. dificile when evaluated under the conditions of EN13704.

Simply apply to clean hands using a single push of the pump dispenser and rub well into skin particularly around the fingernails. Allow the product to dry on the skin. Repeat after hand washing and at regular intervals to maintain effectiveness. The 140ml dispenser contains over 200 applications . Also available in bulk for use with wall mounted foaming dispenser.

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