NORTH CAROLINA: New results show alcohol-free antibacterial lotion knocks out MRSA - (from a press release)
September 14, 2007 – 6:31 pmInvisible Armor released summary results of new studies of its alcohol-free skin sanitizer and protector conducted by Dr. James Oliver, microbiologist at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. The independent test results indicate that The Invisible Armor formulation is effective against /Staphylococcus aureus /(Staph), /S. aureus /MRSA, /Clostridium difficile/ and /Shigella flexneri, /among numerous other harmful germs and bacteria.
“This represents a tremendous breakthrough in reducing cross-contamination and helping to prevent the spread of dangerous infections caused by Staph, MRSA, C. Dificile, Shigella and more,” says company founder and President Tammy Powell. “The statistics speak for themselves-each of these poses a serious threat to public health. The World Health Organization says that Shigellosis is endemic throughout the world infecting millions each year. We see it cropping up mostly in day care settings in the U.S. but more than 1 million people worldwide die annually as a result of Shigella infections. And […]
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