Bactiguard® is attending Arab Health the 28th to the 31st of January in order to present our unique solution to infection control and to introduce two new solutions within the Bactiguard Infection Protection (BIP) portfolio, the BIP Central Venous Catheter and BIP Endotracheal Tube.
Arab Health is the largest healthcare exhibition and congress in the Middle East attracting more than 90.000 visitors and delegates from countries and regions that include Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Europe
Health care associated infections are among the top causes of death in the developed countries behind cardio vascular disease, cancer and stroke.
Catheter related infections account for a large proportion of healthcare associated infections (HAI) in patients using medical devices, such as central venous catheters (CVC), endotracheal tubes (ET tube or ETT) and urinary catheters (Foley catheters).
These infections can lead to serious complications, causing patient suffering as well as increased mortality and healthcare costs. In addition, many of these infections are treated with antibiotics, which increase the risk of emergence and spread of multi-resistant bacteria. To address these problems, Bactiguard has during many years supplied hospitals in the Middle East, and all over the world with the BIP Foley Catheter with the unique Bactiguard coating. Bactiguard is represented by partners in most of the countries of the Middle East and we operate our own office and sales support functions from an office here in Dubai.
Vice President Bactiguard, Olof Sandén: “We have been in this region for many years working together with hospitals to prevent HAI and are now hoping we will further decrease the amount of HAI with the BIP Central Venous Catheter and BIP Endotracheal Tube that we now are introducing on Arab Health. It is a very important health care exhibition and we are very pleased to be here again and proud of our extended portfolio that we bring this year”.
Meet Bactiguard on Arab Health, Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre, 28-31 January 2013 in stand SAK80 or visit us at Bactiguard.com
Press contact:
Linda Nyberg, Vice President International Affairs
Tel: +46 8 440 58 64
www.bactiguard.com
Bactiguard provides world-leading solutions preventing health care associated infections – the 4th largest cause of death in the western world. By using Bactiguard technology Governments can reduce healthcare cost, lower the use of antibiotics and save lives. The Bactiguard technology consists of an extremely thin noble metal coating that reduces bacterial adhesion and is biocompatible. It can be used on all sorts of medical devices. The Bactiguard® coated urinary catheter has since 1995 been used by more than 125 million patients in the US. Today Bactiguard offers a full range portfolio within infection prevention in the urinary tract, respiratory tract and blood stream.