Assisting in the war against MRSA

Published: 15-Mar-2004


With the growing problem of the "superbug" MRSA in hospitals, an increasing number of healthcare facilities are using anti-bacterial building materials to help combat dangerous infections. AMF Ceilings has launched a suspended ceiling with a highly efficient growth inhibiting treatment. Already used in hospitals across Europe, the treatment is proven to have a bactericidal effect on MRSA and e-coli, two infections that are known to kill the sick and elderly. As the number of people infected with MRSA rises, hospitals tend to be a hotbed for the resistant bug. The bacterial genes constantly mutate to evade efforts to destroy them. Therefore, managers are now looking at the very fabric of their buildings to ensure they are not creating suitable environments for bacterial growth. The specialist tiles in the AMF Hygiene range have unique finishes that have been fully tested for particle emissions and release the minimum of microscopic particles, achieving performance levels fitting the cleanroom standard ISO 14644.

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