院內感染 - 一個日益嚴重的問題

Flexi-Seal^TM FMS 是一種封閉系統，設計用來盡可能減少帶有病菌的稀便/半稀便所造成的感染傳播。

已在體外試驗中證實可抑制困難梭狀芽孢桿菌(C. difficile)的傳播¹ 。封閉系統可幫助減少其他潛在治病細菌的感染，例如會產生超廣效β-內醯胺酶(ESBL)的細菌和耐甲氧西林金黃色葡萄球菌(MRSA)。

院內感染是常見的住院併發症，死亡率和發病率都很高² 。這感染會造成住院時間增加，並增加治療和診斷的花費³,⁴。

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