Byotrol Plc: Result of Byotrol Use in Hospital

Byotrol plc The Directors of Byotrol plc (the 'Company') are pleased to announce the outcome of a six month study conducted at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary to measure the efficacy of the Company's anti-microbial technology in combating the spread of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ('MRSA') within a working hospital ward environment. The study was staged in two ward areas with Vascular Surgery at Glasgow Royal Infirmary which because of the nature of conditions and patients treated had a potential for high incidence of MRSA infection. One of the wards was cleaned with Byotrol and the other with existing cleaning agents. The independently supervised study showed that daily cleaning with Byotrol's patented biocide of the ward's high contact surfaces, including door handles, tables, television handsets, patient contact systems and bed rails, representing a small fraction of the total surfaces within the ward, resulted in a significant reduction in the incidence of MRSA. The cleaning regimen, which required no special equipment or extra resource, was practised for 4 months and the incidence of MRSA was shown to have been reduced by 75% against the pre-trial condition of the ward. During this phase there were test periods with no incidence of MRSA. Furthermore, the number of hospital acquired cases of MRSA was seen to be 50% higher in the area of the ward where a conventional disinfectant was used compared to that where Byotrol was used. This was achieved as a result of Byotrol's residual action on surfaces against micro-organisms even after it has dried. The study was independently supervised by Professor Curtis Gemmell, Professor of Bacterial Infection and Epidemiology at the University of Glasgow who worked closely with the hospital's Vascular Surgery team. Professor Gemmell is also a director of the Scottish Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Reference Laboratory and an appointed adviser to Byotrol on the requirements of the NHS and control of infection in healthcare. Professor Gemmell will today be presenting a paper based on the study to medical and infection control professionals at the 6th international conference of the Hospital Infection Society in the Netherlands. Stephen Falder, Byotrol's Deputy Chairman commented: 'This independent study has demonstrated the outstanding effectiveness of Byotrol in a working hospital environment. Byotrol was used by the existing cleaning staff, with no risk or disturbance to patients or healthcare professionals and with no requirement for expensive equipment. The Directors believe that the results of the study further pave the way for the Company to achieve significant sales into the healthcare sector.' -0- *T Financial calls to: Stephen Falder 07767 404629 Deputy Chairman 0161 277 9518 Byotrol plc David McRobbie 07739 549226 Chief Executive Byotrol plc Charles Stanley Securities 020 7149 6457 Philip Davies Media Calls to: Allan Piper 0207 436 7486 First City PR Jim Rothnie McCann Erickson PR 01625 822540 *T

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