Athletics / Health Clubs

It used to be that you only worried about picking up a nasty infection in the hospital. Infection control for athletic teams, exercise facilities, health clubs and on synthetic turf has become very important.

Over the last 20 years, several more pervasive and virulent strains of different infectious organisms have emerged in the general community – the most prevalent being Community Acquired, Methicillin-Resistant Staph or CA-MRSA.

Outbreaks of this highly contagious and potentially fatal bacterial infection have been noted in health clubs, sports teams and from the casual use of synthetic turf. Virtually every team in the NFL has dealt with this problem as well as major universities, health club chains, physical therapy and rehabilitation facilities. Eliminating the bacteria at the source with equipment and facility disinfection, and stopping the transmission with alcohol-free hand sanitizer, is the best, lowest cost and least invasive defense against cross-contamination.