Importance Of The Rısk Factors For Vancomycın Resıstant Enterococcus Infectıon/Colonızatıon Development In Tertıary Intensıve Care Unıts

Erdem, Deniz; Kanyılmaz, Dilek; Akan, Belgin; Andıç, Kevser Dilek; Yetkin, Meltem Arzu; Bodur, Hürrem

doi:10.5505/kjms.2016.06078

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“…haftadan daha uzun bir süre yaşayabilmektedir [10]. VRE kolonize/enfekte bir hastanın yattığı oda, hastanın temas ettiği yüzeyler, materyaller, malzemeler, tıbbi cihazlar ile gastrointestinal sistem taşıyıcısı olan hastane personelinin elleri VRE'lerin bir hastadan diğerine transferinde önemli rol oynamaktadır [4,[11][12][13]. Bu nedenle VRE enfeksiyonunu/kolonizasyonunu önlemede kontamine olmuş materyalleri yüzeyler ve vücut bölgelerinin uygun maddelerle dezenfeksiyonu en önemli uygulamalardan biridir [12,14].…”

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The Investigation of the Efficacy of Some Antiseptics and Disinfectants to Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci

Kaya¹,

Parlak²,

Bakıcı³

et al. 2022

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Disinfection of contaminated material, surface and body parts with appropriate substances is one of the most effective practices in preventing the infection-colonization of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE). In this study, 1/10 and 1/100 dilutions of 5% sodium hypochlorite, 4% concentration of chlorhexidine gluconate and 0.1% and 0.5% concentrations of Akacid plus’s efficacy against VRE strains at 1, 5, 15 and 30 minutes was tested. Sixty-nine vancomycin-resistant E. faecium strains isolated from different body samples between 2012 and 2014 were included in the study. The BD Phoenix 100® fully automated system was used for the identification of strains and detection of vancomycin resistance. Quantitative Suspension Test method EN 1276 (March 2010) was used to evaluate the bactericidal activities of chemical disinfectants and antiseptics used in European Union countries in the investigation of disinfectant susceptibility of VRE strains. Five log10 decrease (105) in the number of bacteria in the initial test suspension between the number of bacteria after using the disinfectant indicates that the disinfectant is effective. In this study, it has been determined that a 1/10 dilution of 5% sodium hypochlorite (bleach) is the most effective disinfectant on VREs in all minutes and conditions. Effectiveness of 1/100 dilution of bleach has a significant decrease in dirty conditions. Akacid plus was not effective on all strains in any contact times we tested. It has been observed that Akacid plus is the disinfectant least affected by the changes in environmental conditions in all minutes. Chlorhexidine gluconate (4%) was ineffective in clean and dirty conditions in just 1 minute, while from the 5th minute, its effectiveness was found to be statistically at the same level as the 1/10 dilution of bleach. There was no decrease in the activities of chlorhexidine due to the changing environmental conditions. In conclusion, it has been determined that a 1/10 dilution of 5% sodium hypochlorite (bleach) is the most effective disinfectant on VREs in all minutes and conditions, but dirty environmental conditions cause a significant decrease in the effectiveness of sodium hypochlorite. In addition, it was observed that the effectiveness of all disinfectants and antiseptics on VREs increased as the contact time with the substances increased.

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The Investigation of the Efficacy of Some Antiseptics and Disinfectants to Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci

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Parlak²,

Bakıcı³

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Importance Of The Rısk Factors For Vancomycın Resıstant Enterococcus Infectıon/Colonızatıon Development In Tertıary Intensıve Care Unıts

Abstract: AIM: Vancomycin Resistance Enterococci (VRE) infection and/or colonization is a serious problem in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. For this reason, in our study, we aimed to determine the potential underlying risk factors of VRE infection and/or colonization in ICU patients. METHODS:

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The Investigation of the Efficacy of Some Antiseptics and Disinfectants to Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci

The Investigation of the Efficacy of Some Antiseptics and Disinfectants to Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci

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