Sani Sport machine used in Cornell Covid-19 study
by CM staff
The findings provide support that ozone treatment is an effective sterilization method to combat HAIs in medical environments.
Sani Sport Supreme (Photo: CNW Group/Sani Sport)
MONTREAL — As the pandemic came to a rise, the Weill Cornell Medical College sought out a solution on how to reduce bacteria and viruses within a range of medical equipment. The Sani Sport Supreme machine is used throughout law enforcement, the military and professional sports to reduce pathogens in their protective equipment.
Using the machine, the study found that there is a need of novel approaches for effective disinfection tools that control drug resistant pathogens and reduce antibiotic utilization and consumption. The bacteria was grown and tested in triplicate on four high-traffic surfaces from the hospital equipment: catheters, blankets, hospital remote controls, and syringes, with positive and negative controls also included for comparison. The study concluded that ozone disinfection of surfaces and hospital personal protective equipment (PPE) has been suggested to be a more eco-friendly disinfectant with a short half-life, leaving no chemical byproducts behind.
The findings provide support that ozone treatment is an effective sterilization method to combat HAIs in medical environments.
“We observed a rapid killing of medically-relevant and environmental bacteria (Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Bacillus subtlis, and Deinococcus radiodurans) across four surfaces (blankets, catheter, remotes, and syringes) within 30 minutes. These results show the strong promise of ozone treatment for reducing risk of infection and HAIs,” reads the report.
