The intensive care unit (ICU) of hospitals has always been the place where the most vulnerable patients are kept so that they can be monitored and treated with particular attention, often also thanks to a close relationship between nurse and patient. Even with the great advances in medical technology, these patients continue to be at [...]

We know by now, especially in light of the recent SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, how fundamental sanitization, and disinfection of environments in general are. There are many studies that have confirmed this thesis, for example, the Indications for sanitizing indoor environments to prevent the transmission of SARS-COV2 of the ISS Infection Prevention and Control Working Group.  Then, [...]

The importance of environmental sanitization must never be underestimated, especially in light of the recent SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, which has done nothing but amplify - and raise awareness of - an extremely important issue for the health of individuals.   The subject of sanitization is covered extensively by the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, which we at AMIL [...]

hospitals, where the health and well-being of patients is at stake. Hospital sanitization is a set of procedures, implemented by specialized personnel, which aims to guarantee the cleaning and disinfection of the rooms and tools used in a hospital, in order to prevent the spread of diseases and infections among patients, healthcare workers, and visitors. [...]

Protecting yourself, your patients, and staff from nosocomial infections, and in particular from surgical site infections (SSI) is essential to avoid unnecessary suffering, but also to be able to save costs, improve standards of care and prevent contamination.  About one in 20 patients undergoing surgery will develop a surgical site infection; in addition, the rate [...]

It is not only the hospital world that is plagued by the emergence and occurrence of infections. The pharmaceutical sector also needs good practices to sanitize and disinfect properly. AMIL Care's developed system enables and supports GMP in sterilization and disinfection of microbial-controlled areas, particularly in the pharmaceutical world, thus supporting proper pharmaceutical sanitization. What [...]

The fight against infections also includes the fight against multi-resistant bacteria. We at AMIL Care know this well, and for this reason, we have decided to dedicate an in-depth article to the subject.  Let's start dealing with the topic of infections due to multi-resistant bacteria by understanding the first fundamental difference between them. In fact, [...]

HAI infections, or Healthcare-Associated Infections, have a very significant impact both in terms of the health of the patient, who sees lengthened hospitalization times, and consequently in economic terms for the entire structure. While care recipients are most at risk of contracting infections, they can also impact healthcare workers and visitors.  According to the World [...]

Only 15 percent of the world's health facilities fully meet the requirements necessary to counter the spread of epidemics, and for every 100 patients admitted to the hospital, 7 in high-income countries and 15 in low- and middle-income countries contract a hospital infection.  Disturbing data that, after the Covid-19 pandemic, turn on a wake-up call [...]