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Peer-reviewed published articles supporting Tristel's technology and products

Tristel plc (AIM: TSTL), the manufacturer of infection prevention, contamination control and hygiene products, announces the publication of two articles in peer-reviewed journals that describe the benefits of Tristel products.

The first is titled "Guidelines for Reprocessing Non-lumened Heat-Sensitive Ear/Nose/Throat Endoscopes" and has been published in The Laryngoscope, the journal of The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society (Laryngoscope , 122:1708-1718, 2012). The article proposes the standardisation of disinfection procedures for ENT endoscopes and reviews a number of technologies including Tristel's Wipes System, Stella decontamination system and Shine automated washer-disinfector. 

The second publication is of a study undertaken in the Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, and is titled "Transvaginal ultrasound probe contamination by the human papillomavirus in the emergency department" (Emergency Medicine Journal, July 2012). The study revealed the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) on the ultrasound equipment used routinely in the hospital and indicated that existing disinfection methods were inappropriate. The hospital has adopted the Tristel Wipes System to improve its decontamination process. 

Tristel CEO, Paul Swinney, commented: "We believe the Wipes System is now gaining recognition as the "gold standard" for ENT endoscopes in countries where it has been approved for use, which include all those in the European Community, Australia and many countries in the Far East. Whilst we have not attempted to register the Wipes System in the United States, its inclusion in The Laryngoscope review of decontamination methodologies, which is the most widely read journal for ENT worldwide, is a significant benefit to the marketing of our product.

"A second area in the hospital where the Wipes System is achieving rapid uptake in the United Kingdom and Australia is ultrasound. The Prince of Wales study joins a growing body of scientific evidence that existing methods of disinfecting intra-vaginal and rectal ultrasound probes are inadequate. The Wipes System is considered to be a more effective method of disinfection. In terms of patient procedures, and therefore disinfectant use, ultrasound is as large a market as digestive and respiratory medicine where almost all the attention of the infection control market has been focused for the past twenty years. Our product strategy of focusing on the smaller non-lumened instruments used in ENT and ultrasound positions us well for continued growth in this area."

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