We are halfway through 2020 and the global pandemic is nowhere close to an end. With every passing day, the number of patients in hospitals is rising. With that is increasing the risk of secondary infections. While secondary infections with bacterial, viral and other pathogens are well-explained phenomena in SARS, MERS, influenza and other such viral diseases, information and awareness regarding secondary infection in COVID-19 pneumonia are too inadequate.
What is secondary infection?
Secondary infection is caused during or after the treatment of another infection. It may be caused due to the first treatment, the medicines or maybe because of the changes in the immune system. It is such an understudied situation that many pulmonologists are clueless about what to make of it.
Secondary infections are reported commonly in ICU patients and severely ill COVID-19 patients due to prolonged hospital exposures and treatment, too.
This may happen because first, the immune system’s capacity to handle or fight any more infectious germs decreases substantially and hence your chances of catching more germs automatically rises. This is a vicious cycle for our body and is considered fatal and is linked to an increased number of deaths.
Secondly, many of the secondary infections reported in patients with COVID-19 are caused by either healthcare-associated organisms or microorganisms become resistant to the antibiotics, known as Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).
What is the Antimicrobial Resistance?
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is the ability of a microorganism to reject the antimicrobials working, resulting in making standard treatments ineffective. Due to this, infections persist and also cause death at times. (Source – WHO)
Scientists around the world are warning about the world being at the edge of a ‘Post- antibiotic Era’, where resistance would spread everywhere and create untreatable infections. Hence, a threat to mankind.
Eco BactiX – A Solution
Primary prevention from these microbes is easy – like washing and sanitizing various surfaces. These tactics may work but only for a short duration. To break this vicious loop and further development of AMR and spread of infection through indirect contact, Framtix Holdings AB developed a revolutionary product – Eco BactiX.
A thin coating of Ecobactix is a disinfecting solution that is applied using a specially designed dispersion technology on the surfaces of closed spaces such as hospital, school, religious place, public transport, etc. This antimicrobial layer prevents the spreading of harmful germs and protects everyone from spreading infections and illnesses.
Eco BactiX is a safe and long-lasting bacterial shield, best suitable to places prone to high microbial growth. It is a highly effective protection against harmful microbes. A layer applied once lasts up to 2 years and contracting your annual maintenance substantially.
This revolutionary product will save millions of lives worldwide every year.
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