Resurgent Health and Medical's handwashing systems removed 99.994% of Norovirus in...

Resurgent Health and Medical's handwashing systems removed 99.994% of Norovirus in Laboratory Studies

Norovirus cannot be "controlled" by alcohol sanitizers
GOLDEN, Colo.--(Business Wire)--
Resurgent Health and Medical, a leader in automated handwashing
and sanitizing technology, announced today that independent, clinical
laboratory studies showed that Resurgent's handwashing systems removed
99.994% of the Norovirus test organism (feline calicivirus). The
studies were performed in June 2008 at BioScience Laboratories in
Bozeman, MT.

"Most of the public is unaware that Norovirus and other emerging
and dangerous pathogens are not killed by alcohol based gel
sanitizers. The problem is that most of our hospitals and health care
facilities rely on alcohol sanitizers as a substitute for good
handwashing practices. The use of alcohol is simply not effective
against Norovirus, whether it is in a health care setting or in a
public place like a cruise ship," said Jim Glenn, CEO of Resurgent
Health and Medical. "The effectiveness of our systems in eliminating
Norovirus from the hands after a 15 second wash represents, we
believe, a breakthrough in finding ways to combat this growing
problem. And more and more restaurants, public places and health care
facilities are adopting our technology-based approach to hand hygiene
to reduce or eliminate the risk of transmitting this viral infection
because of poor hand hygiene."

This study evaluated the performance of Resurgent's IC automated
hand cleansing system set for a total cycle length of 15 seconds using
5 ml Chlorhexidine Gluconate 2% (CHG) antimicrobial agent against
Feline Calicivirus surrogate for Norovirus as the marker organism. The
transient microorganism reduction by Resurgent's automated system was
measured at a statistical summary of the mean log(10)of 3.97, which
equated to a reduction of 99.99% removal of the virus, with some
results having a higher log(10)of up to 4.25, which equates to a
reduction of 99.994% removal of the virus. These results demonstrate
the effectiveness of Resurgent's hand hygiene systems in a true
clinical setting using human subjects, as opposed to in vitro methods
that are used to test the effectiveness of most hand hygiene products.

The methodology for this evaluation was based on the Standard Test
method for Determining the Virus-Eliminating Effectiveness of Liquid
Hygienic Handwash and Handrub Agents Using the Fingerpads of Adult
Volunteers, ASTM E 1838.02.

The CleanTech touchless system performs a fully-automated
twelve-second wash, sanitize and rinse cycle. Using Meritech's
proprietary Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) sanitizing solution, the
single cycle removes over 99.9% of pathogens and continues to kill
germs for up to six hours. The FDA certified CHG-based sanitizer
contains mild skin conditioners to continuously improve skin health
while removing dangerous germs.

The system further boosts compliance by ensuring a pleasant,
uniform handwash using high-pressure water jets that perform a
consistent wash-and-sanitize cycle every time the machines are used.

About Resurgent Health & Medical

Resurgent Health and Medical delivers state of the art employee
hygiene technologies to hospitals and healthcare facilities that are
serious about infection prevention and the elimination of dangerous
pathogens in the healthcare industry. Our patented CleanTech(R)
infection prevention technology brings science and precision to the
process of removing dangerous microbes from employee hands. For almost
20 years, CleanTech(R) brand systems have been used worldwide in
agriculture, food processing, food service, cleanroom manufacturing
and healthcare. CleanTech uses up to 75% less water than manual
handwashing, discharges 75% less wastewater, and reduces waste in soap
utilization. For more information, visit
http://www.resurgenthealth.com.

For Resurgent Health and Medical
Ronnie Welch or Kelly Cinelli
508-222-4802
Ronnie@cwrpartners.com
kelly@cwrpartners.com

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