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Tulsa County Jail Reports End to Outbreaks of Resistant Staph
The following story out of Tulsa,
Oklahoma reports that Enviroguard Technologies LLC, distributors
of Staph Attack(TM), a new hard surface disinfectant containing
a silver dihydrogen citrate, has announced reports from customers
of substantial success with the surface disinfectant that kills
resistant forms of staph. Tulsa County Jail reports that it has
completely eliminated Staph infections, including MRSA, in its
facilities and is seeing continued benefit from added convenience
and cost savings following the adoption of Staph Attack.
Shipments of the disinfectant were sent to a variety of institutional
customers including the Tulsa County Jail. The jail, with its
1700 cells and over 1500 inmates, has historically faced challenges
with a resistant form of staph known as Methicillin Resistant
Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA). Prior to use of the new disinfectant,
the facility experienced, on average, 12 cases of Staph infection
every month.
According to Tulsa County Sheriff, Stanley Glanz, "We have
been fighting Staph infections for some time now, and in our best
efforts using previous [non-silver products], we were unable to
contain or stop the presence of MRSA. Since we started using Staph
Attack two months ago, we have not had one new case of bacterial
infection, including MRSA. The fact that [this silver product]
is non-toxic and doesn't require the use of gloves or masks during
application has been a great cost saving benefit and is far more
convenient to use." The manufacturer states that, "Resistant
forms of Staph have become pervasive in our society and are impacting
everything from prisons, to schools, to hospitals.
For example, since the first reported episode of MRSA infection
in the U.S. in 1968, the proportion of the bacteria causing infections
in hospitalized patients has risen from 2% in 1974 to about 40%
in 1997. Staph Attack is a safe and effective way for institutions
to combat those kinds of growing numbers." Staph Attack is
the silver-based hard surface disinfectant created by PURE Bioscience
and distributed by Enviroguard Technologies specifically for closed
populations where resistant bacteria are becoming increasingly
problematic, e.g. hospitals, prisons, schools, etc. Staph Attack
carries EPA-registered claims against Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE),
while maintaining the Category IV lowest-toxicity
EPA rating. It kills the potentially deadly bacteria in just two
minutes time and does not require rinsing.
Silver dihydrogen citrate (SDC),
is an electrolytically generated source of stabilized ionic silver.
In one of the mechanisms of action, the bacteria views the molecule
as a food source, and once the organism consumes it, SDC destroys
the bacteria by disabling proteins and halting its metabolic and
reproductive functions. SDC is colorless, odorless, tasteless,
non-caustic and formulates well with other compounds. As a platform
technology, SDC is distinguished from competitors in the marketplace
because of its superior efficacy, reduced toxicity and the inability
of bacteria to form a resistance to it. The most compelling feature
of the use of silver based products is that silver has no known
level of toxicity to multi-celled organisms.
