HeiQ Synbio technology developed by the Schlieren-based technology company HeiQ is part of the newly released recommendation from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for probiotic surface cleaning. According to a press release, the RKI has recently updated its hygiene requirements for surface cleaning. They now include probiotics as a sustainable and proven way to contribute to improved hospital hygiene. The previous guidelines date back to 2004. The RKI is the German government’s central institution for the identification, surveillance and prevention of infectious diseases.
The newly released recommendation by the Commission for Hospital Hygiene and Infection Prevention states that the success of disinfection only lasts for a short time. Probiotic bacteria form a long-term stable microbiome. When compared with chemical disinfection, probiotic surface cleaning allowed a drop from 4.8 percent to 2.3 percent in nosocomial infections (infections acquired in hospitals). The use of antibiotics due to nosocomial infections went down by 60.3 percent, representing a decrease of 75.4 percent in related costs.
“The new guidelines from a renowned authority such as the Robert Koch Institute prove that our approach to surface cleaning was right and represents an effective, safe, and sustainable new technology for hygiene and infection control,” explained Robin Temmerman, CEO of HeiQ Chrisal and Head of HeiQ Life Sciences. More than a decade of clinical research has now resulted “in a different mindset among infection control professionals, opening up for new sustainable technologies like HeiQ Synbio”. gba