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Immunosuppressed people and COVID 19

It is known that in the world there are around 3% of the immunosuppressed population. In a country like the US there are about 10 million immunosuppressed inhabitants. Although before a pathogenic agent, whatever it is, always ends up having a scientific solution. For example, in the form of a vaccine, it is also very […]

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Four dead babies and 96 sick with citrobacter bacteria in clinic

This was marked by a study / investigation, events that occurred in the city of Verona, Italy. In a ward of the Hospital for Women and Children of Borgo Trento, in Verona, Italy, the death of four babies was recorded, at various times starting in 2018. Recently an investigation revealed the cause of the tragedy,

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Experts mention another problem when returning to offices that have been closed for months: Legionnella

September is approaching and, with it, the return to work of millions of people, who see with uncertainty what will happen and how the coronavirus pandemic will transform. Meanwhile, in the United States there are experts who are already warning that office buildings that had been closed for months may harbor dangers other than COVID-19.

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Covid-19 information

Biogen Technologies manufactures CE marked endpoint filters that are currently being used in different European hospitals for the specific reason of Covid-19 and that offer absolute protection to the patient against all kinds of harmful germs that could be transported by water. We recommend that you always contact us via email info@biogentechnologies.es, although our hours

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Increase of 57% of legionella in Spain

Spain accounted for 1,631 cases of legionellosis in 2018, compared to 1,493 in 2017 or 1,020 in 2016, representing an increase of 7 percent compared to last year and 57 percent compared to two years ago, according to data from report of ‘Compulsory Declaration Diseases’, which is carried out annually by the Carlos III Health

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New standard UNE 100030:2017

The Spanish Association for Standardization and Certification (AENOR) publishes a new standard UNE 100030:2017 on the prevention and control of Legionella. This standard replaces the previous one by expanding its content. The new measures foreseen in this standard will prevent Legionellosis infection, considered a serious and dangerous infection in our Hospitals. This new UNE will

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“It is very difficult not to have a Legionella infection in a hospital.”

The hospitals are prepared at the level of services and furniture to avoid the spread of Legionella, although cases continue to occur. This is the main topic that was discussed at the 35th National Congress of Hospital Engineering.In the congress the lecturer Isabel Marin made mention to that same fact, that although all the Hospitals are

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Hospital infections caused by Klebsiella

In view of the different cases that we have encountered lately we have decided to carry out this brief summary about the Klebsiella, effects, sources and their relevance for their presence in water for human consumption, The microorganisms of this genus which was named after Edwin Klebs, a german microbiologist of the late nineteenth century,

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