PCI's Initiative In Controlling Nosocomial Infections

EHM News Bureau

In spite of the advent of new technology in patient and hospital care, nosocomial or hospital acquired infections (HAI) is a menace in patient care. HAI is responsible for more mortality than any other form of death worldwide. Incidence of HAI even in most advanced countries is 5-10 per cent. In developing nations, HAI is about 25 per cent, which causes very high ICU deaths which is why the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared 2006 as the year to create awarness on nosocomial infections.

Pest Control India Pvt Ltd (PCI) for more than three decades now, has been providing equipment and services as mentioned hereunder to reduce HAI:

1) PCI offers Ethylene Oxide Sterilisers in manual, semi-automatic and automatic models having volume from 56-450 litres capacity, for small nursing homes to super-speciality hospitals and cathlabs. Large customised industrial models are manufactured for pharma and surgical disposable manufacturers and spice exporters. Presently, there are more than 1,500 satisfied customers in India and abroad, many amongst them are large EOU's exporting to Europe and America, who have a CE marking for the products manufactured by them. PCI supplies sterilants used in EO sterilisation process like EO gas mixtures in different combinations, manufactured in a state-of-the-art ISO 9001-2000 certified facility; support services like medical grade packaging material with chemical and biological indicators for EO sterilisation and testing.

2) Foggers and misting equipment, nebulo and neburotor for space and surface disinfectant treatment, in operation theatres, cathlabs, ICU's and waste rooms. The units are manufactured by IGEBA, Germany.

3) Sterifume, is a hasslefree sterilisation service offered by PCI for germ-free and clean work environment in hospital for elimination of microorganisms in different set-ups.

4) Air steriliser Medixair ^TM is designed, patented and manufactured by Brandenburg (UK) for reducing the ongoing microbial contamination in different work places like operation theatres, ICCU's, isolation rooms, NICU's and others. These can be operated on 24/7 basis, without the need to evacuate the workers and patients as is the case with conventional UVC tubes used in OT's and cathlabs. They work noiselessly with very minimum power and running costs. Medixair ^TM conforms to all international safety and CE norms.

With over 50 years experience, PCI is the oldest and largest pest management company in India, having more than 100 establishments across the nation. The range of sterlilisation solutions complement its existing pest management services and products package and enable it to provide true one-stop solutions in these fields.