The review of products by the Rapid Review Panel (the Panel) is undertaken with the specific intent of assessing potential to reduce healthcare associated infections. The views expressed have no intentional bearing on other applications of the product. Information on many products is submitted to the Panel, where the product was specifically designed for, and/or used in, a different setting. Comments from the Panel are not intended for these applications, and should not be interpreted as such.
Further, unless specifically stated, Panel comments do not imply that the product does not meet its primary claims e.g. of sterilising a particular surface or fabric, even if the view of the Panel is that this has no obvious advantage over existing products or will have minimum impact on reducing or preventing healthcare associated infections.

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• Blast Solution – The Halal Hand Foaming Sanitiser (Anti-bacterial) (PDF, 19 KB)
  Insufficient clarity/evidence presented to enable full review of the product (recommendation 5)
  Added/updated: 16 August 2010
  
• Dyteqta Limited - Dyteqta System (PDF, 20 KB)
  The product is not sufficiently related to infection control procedures to merit consideration by the Panel (recommendation 7). This product is a preventative monitoring system for buiding drainage systems which aims to reduce infected aerosol transmission from water taps via the airflow. Data were absent linking the transmission of healthcare associated infections to drains.
  Added/updated: 16 August 2010
  
• Tristel Solns - Plasmair T-2006 (PDF, 19 KB)
  A potentially useful new concept but insufficiently validated; more research and development is required before it is ready for evaluation in practice (recommendation 3). This product is a mobile, stand-alone air decontamination unit. More trials are required to demonstrate sufficient air movement through the air cleaning system. The link between air contamination and infection transmission in general hospital areas is not established.
  Added/updated: 16 August 2010