Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) could cost healthcare facilities hundreds of millions of dollars when 2017 Medicare rules include MRSA in all reimbursement calculations, according to an article on the Infection Control Today website.

This scenario is currently battled primarily through surface disinfection, which is only moderately effective since bacteria are constantly reintroduced through ventilation systems, the article said.

Another solution is air-cleaning technology that destroys harmful bacteria in the airstream.  Photocatalytic Oxidation (PCO), destroys the smallest particles by converting them into carbon dioxide and water.

PCO removes 99.99 percent of the MRSA bacteria in a single pass, as well as other submicron contaminants, including tuberculosis, anthrax, staph, E. coli, endotoxins, mycotoxins, viruses and other VOCs, according to the article. 

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