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Environmental contamination is continuous. Are you protected? 1 ALWAYS-ON Antimicrobial Surface Protection Proven to reduce environmental bioburden up to 75% helping to reduce healthcare-associated infections. 2, 3 • • • • Antimicrobial action works continuously for over 90 days, even with daily cleaning Protective surface barrier reduces concern of accidental pathogen transmission Enables complete surface coverage with electrostatic sprayer application Highly compatible for use on common healthcare materials and equipment learn more at www.alliedbioscience.com ¹ Weber DJ, Rutala WA, Miller MB, Huslage K, Sickbert-Bennett E. Role of hospital surfaces in the transmission of emerging health care–associated pathogens: norovirus, Clostridium difficile, and Acinetobacter species. Am J Infect Control 2010;38(suppl):S25–S33 ² Ellingson, K.D., Pogreba-Brown, K., Gerba, C.P., Elliott, S.P. A Novel Antimicrobial Surface Coating Demonstrates Persistent Reduction of both Microbial Burden and Healthcare-Associated Infections at Two High-acuity Hospitals. Poster session presented at: IDWeek; 2019 Oct 2-6; Washington, D.C. ³ Tamimi AH, Carlino S, Gerba CP. Long-term efficacy of a self-disinfecting coating in an intensive care unit. American Journal of Infection Control. 2014 Nov; 42(11): pgs 1178-81.