Microbicidal paint was used in the oncology unit of Northside Hospital Healthcare System facility in Cummings, ga., according to a case study on from Sherwin-Williams Paint Shield.
The microbicidal properties of the paint were attractive given the compromised immune system of the patient population.
Paint Shield is the first EPA-registered microbicidal paint and kills greater than 99.9 percent of Staph (Staphylococcus aureus), MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), E. coli (Escherichia coli), VRE (Vancomycinresistant Enterococcus faecalis) and Enterobacter aerogenes within two hours of exposure on the painted surface, according to the case study.
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