Why Your Healthcare Facility Needs Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer®

Increased Protection Against Risk of Infections

The nose is a reservoir for bacteria that escape typical hygiene protocols such as hand washing. Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® antiseptic equips health professionals and patients with a safe and effective nasal shield that helps provide protection from infection causing pathogens. In addition, Nozin NOVA programs provide a suite of services to guide facilities in the successful implementation of Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® for your facility.

Review Clinical Outcomes

Importantly, Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® antiseptic use in hospitals is well documented with clinical outcomes. Be sure to review information on this research by clicking here.

The Critical Nature of Nasal Carriage

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Nose is reservoir for prolific bacterial colonization⁽⁵⁾
Warm, moist, CO_² rich nasal vestibule hospitable for bacteria
30% of population carry Staph aureus in the nose⁽¹⁾
80% of wound infections can be traced to patient nasal bacteria DNA⁽²⁾
40% reduction in ICU infections when decolonization protocols include the nose⁽³⁾
Anterior nasal vestibule primary colonization site⁽⁶⁾
Nose is significant source of HAI in patients
Hand and nose contact occurs every 4 mins on average
Frequent nose touching compromises hand hygiene
Studies: Reducing nasal carriage reduces HAI^(7,8)
Nasal carriage is not addressed by typical procedures:
- Hard Surface Disinfecting
- Equipment Decontamination
- Hand Hygiene

The HAI toll is devastating

2 million cases/yr
100,000 patient deaths/yr
4th largest killer
More than AIDS, Breast Cancer, Auto Accidents COMBINED

The cost of HAI to hospitals is high

Cost hospitals up to $45 billion per year
Cost increasingly borne by facilities due to lack of reimbursement for HAI
Infection costs degrade financial performance
Staph aureus infection cost ~$30k per case, over $14.5 billion per year

Benefits of Nasal Sanitizer® use in your healthcare facility

An important, new paradigm, Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® offers an innovative tool for fast and easy nasal carriage reduction that is clinically proven.⁽⁹⁾ This infection control breakthrough can be used to:

Decreased bacterial burden contributes to reduced risk of infection
Improve prevention
Provide sense of more secure, healthier environment
Increase attention to wellness of patient satisfaction

Nasal Sanitizer® can provide a new tool to help in the
control of nasal colonization by potentially pathogenic bacteria.

Nasal Sanitizer® targets a critical point of carriage
Kills 99.99% of germs
Broad spectrum efficacy
Proven safe and effective
Clinically shown to reduce nasal carriage, without antibiotics⁽⁹⁾

1. Olsen K et al. Prevalence and population structure of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in healthcare workers in a general population. The Tromsø Staph and Skin Study. Epidemiol Infect 141:143–152, 2013.
2. Coates, T et al. Nasal decolonization of Staphylococcus aureus with mupirocin: strengths, weaknesses and future prospects. J Antimicrob Chemother 64,9-15, 2009.
3. Nicas M, Jones RM. Relative contributions of four exposure pathways to influenza infection risk, Risk Analysis. 29:1292-1303, 2009.
4. Huang SS et al. Targeted versus universal decolonization to prevent ICU infection. N Engl J Med 368(24):2255-65, 2013.
5. Lemon KP et al. Comparative analysis of the bacterial microbiota of the human nostril and oropharynx. Mbio 1(3):1-9, 2012.
6. Cole AM et al. Determinants of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 8(6):1064-1069, 2001.
7. Bode LGM et al. Preventing surgical-site infections in nasal carriers of staphylococcus aureus. N Engl J Med 362(1):9-17, 2010.
8. Camus C et al. Randomized comparison of 2 protocols to prevent acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: results of a 2-center study involving 500 patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 32(11):1064-72, 2011. 9. Steed L, et al. Reduction of nasal Staphylococcus aureus carriage. American Journal of Infection Control 42(8): 841-846, 2014.

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