BELLEVILLE, Ontario,
July 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
San Francisco-based Medizone
International (MZEI:OB MZEI:QB), is pleased to announce that it is
using its AsepticSure system at the Quinte Health Care-Belleville
General Hospital as part of the hospital's management of a recent
outbreak of MRSA (Methicilllin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus)
infections there. This move comes in the wake of Medizone
having previously disinfected several patient care rooms at the
facility in as little as 40 minutes treatment-time per room.
Dr. Dick Zoutman, Chief of Staff
at the hospital, stated "Dr. Michael
Shannon and other team members have been performing
AsepticSure disinfection treatments at our hospital. These
efforts have proven so successful that we have now fully
implemented the AsepticSure protocols into the management of this
most recent MRSA outbreak."
Drs. Shannon and Zoutman are co-inventors of AsepticSure – a new
disinfection system that mimics the actions of the human immune
system in which antibodies generate ozone and hydrogen peroxide to
produce a highly reactive compound called Trioxidane. This compound
– toxic to bacteria, viruses and mold – is temporarily released
into sealed hospital rooms in order to kill all pathogens present.
The room is then returned to a fresh, clean, safe and residue-free
state at the end of the process.
"This has been a long time in coming," said Dr. Shannon.
"We have now not only demonstrated the absolute safety of our
AsepticSure process in an operational hospital setting, but have
also shown its efficacy. Comparing sampling results before
and after several contaminated ward-rooms were treated, we have
confirmed that a 100% bacterial kill is achievable, without normal
ward activities being disrupted.
"The same microbial kill rates have been repeatedly demonstrated
in more controlled laboratory settings. These results,
achieved in a real-world health care setting, are nothing short of
spectacular. We consider ourselves privileged to be able to work
with staff from one of the finest hospitals in the Province and
over time, are now very confident that our process will help make
it the cleanest hospital on the continent."
Medizone International, Inc. is engaged in initial production of
its modular design AsepticSure® Decontamination Systems.
Decontamination to the sterilization standard of >6 log
(99.9999%) is obtainable within hospitals, airlines, cruise ships,
long term care facilities, food processing plants, clean room
manufacturing facilities, schools and other critical
infrastructure.
This Press Release may contain certain forward looking
statements that could involve substantial risks and uncertainties,
including, but not limited to, the results of ongoing clinical
studies, economic conditions, product and technology development,
production efficiencies, product demand, competitive products,
competitive environment, successful testing and government
regulatory issues. Additional risks are identified in the company's
filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
For press information on Medizone International, please
contact:
Bruce Smeaton, Investor
Relations, Medizone International, Inc.
T: 001-415-331-0202 E:
bruce@medizoneint.com
For more information, visit: www.medizoneint.com
Email: operations@medizoneint.com
SOURCE Medizone International, Inc.