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Manager's Guide to Infection Control - May 2014

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Peer Reviewed Proven Results: 53% Reduction in C.diff infections 1 57% Reduction in MRSA infection rates 2 O VRE recovered in isolation rooms 3 25% faster than chemical cleaning 4 Published Peer Reviewed Outcome Studies: 1. Cooley Dickinson in AJIC, 2. Cone Health System in JIP, 3. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in ICHE, 4. Study at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center presented at VA National Symposium No one wants to be sick twice. Eliminating pathogens from patient rooms is the quickest and easiest way to lower the risk of additional infections. Hospitals have reported lower-facility wide HAI rates a!er implementing the Xenex system, reducing costly readmissions and patient stays they incur. " Using a combination of tools and technologies, including Xenex's room disinfection system, we were able to reduce our MRSA infections to zero in our ICUs and save more than $2 million." – Terrance Akin, COO, Cone Health THE!ONLY!PULSED"XENON"UV"DISINFECTION"SYSTEM#"PATENTED xenex.com | 888-966-9753 | info@xenex.com ™ 1405_InfectionControl_Layout 1 5/2/14 11:05 AM Page 4

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