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Staph Screen Check (SSC) Available at Environmental Diagnostic Laboratory (EDLab)
by TransWorldNews
Atlanta, GA.-- The government reported in its first overall estimate that more than 90,000 Americans get potentially deadly infections each year from a drug-resistant gram positive bacteria called staph "superbug." Identification of potential sources of the gram positive bacteria in the indoor environment is critical to the overall treatment.
As a result of the widespread staph occurrences the scientists at Environmental Diagnostics Laboratory (EDLab) have developed a simple yet inexpensive environmental test kit for the identification of Staphylococcus sp. called the Staph Screen Check (SSC). The process is simple: the SSC sample kit and supplies are mailed to the customer; the customer collects the sample on approved collection device provided. The sample location data is placed on the chain of custody (COC) form and then mailed with the sample to the award winning-world class AIHA accredited facility at EDLab. The sample collection procedure takes less than 2 minutes to perform and the lab results are available via email in less than a week. The SSC kit can be used in the home, healthcare, schools, office facilities, hospitality, and mass transit, among others.
Staph Screen Check (SSC) evaluations are recommended for the following scenarios:
Proactive Measures
House Keeping QA/QC
Pre Cleaning Identification
Post Cleaning Clearance Testing
Associated Health Concerns
S. aureus is common and infection usually only causes pimples or boils, although infections can spread to surrounding tissue. These bacteria can be carried by healthy people, living on their skin or in their noses.
Dr Rajiv Sahay, Director of lab services at EDLab stated: “in recent years, these newly emerged resistant bacteria stains have become more common in hospitals and it has been spreading through ineffective housekeeping, prisons, school gyms, locker rooms, in poor urban neighborhoods and other indoor environments.”
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is treatable only with a few antibiotics. Recently there has been an alarming epidemic caused by community-associated (CA)-MRSA strains, which can cause severe infections that can result in necrotizing fasciitis (the "flesh-eating disease") or even death in otherwise healthy adults outside of healthcare settings
MRSA is common in hospitals, where it can kill weakened patients. In the United States, CA-MRSA is now the cause of the majority of infections that result in trips to the emergency room. In October researchers reported that MRSA was far more common than had been known, with 94,000 hospitalizations and almost 19,000 deaths in 2005 in the United States.
Recommended SSC samples locations vary from water fountains handles, shower stalls, door knobs, counter tops, furnishings, etc…The SSC is an environmental sample for the identification of Staphylococcus sp. in the indoor environment. For clinical analysis visit your physician.
To order your Staph Screen Check (SSC) today call 1-800-422-7873 ext 303 or order on line at www.IndoorAirTest.com.
About Pure Air Control Services:
Founded in 1984 by Alan Wozniak, President/CEO in what began as a small mechanical contracting business has grown into an award winning, industry leading indoor environmental quality (IEQ) service company serving many fortune 500 corporations, school boards, county, city, state and federal governments and consumers across the US. The firm has serviced over 500 million square feet of indoor environments in over 10,000 facilities. Clients include: Walt Disney World, Siemens Controls, Carrier Corporation, Jones, Lang LaSalle, CB Richard Ellis, General Services Administration (GSA) among many others.
Today, Pure Air Control Services offers comprehensive IEQ services including:
- Building Sciences – Forensic level IEQ investigations, expert testimony and project management www.pureaircontrols.com
- Building Health Check – economical IAQ building evaluations www.buildinghealthcheck.com
- Environmental Diagnostics Laboratory (EDLab) – AIHA accredited environmental microbiology laboratory – the only Florida lab accredited in mycology, bacteriology, and microscopy. www.EDLab.org
- IAQ Screen Check/evalu-aire products - do-it-yourself screen testing product available directly to consumers and is also available through distributors www.indoorairtest.com
- Building Remediation Sciences (BRS) – HVAC system cleaning and Mold remediation www.brsciences.com
- IAQ Learning Institute – IAQ training via webinars and in-class programs
Pure Air Control Services maintains a federal contract with GSA # 10F-0488R, and is a federal 8(a) MBE. Their state-of-the-art corporate headquarters is located at 4911 Creekside Dr, in Clearwater, Fl serves as distribution point for its IEQ services and products. With satellite offices in Houston, TX, Atlanta, GA, West Palm Beach, FL., Alexandria, VA., Los Angles, CA., the firm is prepared to service IEQ issues and concerns on a national basis. For more information, visit the company’s web site at www.pureaircontrols.com or contact Ed Ziegler, VP Business Development at 1-800-422-PURE (7873) ext 804
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