Mopping up hospital infection

Dancer, S.J.

doi:10.1053/jhin.1999.0616

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“…Complementary studies have shown that the application of air cleaning technologies can reduce surface contamination [6]; while others have highlighted that environmental contamination, through the deposition on surfaces, cannot be underestimated in the contribution to fomite-based transmission [7,8,9]. That said, the fate of aerial pathogens in indoor environments is still poorly understood and constitutes an area of much controversy and challenging research.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bioaerosol deposition in single and two-bed hospital rooms: A numerical and experimental study

King

Noakes

Sleigh

et al. 2013

Building and Environment

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Abstract:Aerial dispersion of pathogenic microorganisms and subsequent contamination of surfaces is well recognised as a potential transmission route for hospital acquired infection. Simulation approaches such as computational fluid dynamics (CFD) are increasingly used to model Results for all layouts demonstrate that small particle bioaerosols are deposited throughout a room with no clear correlation between relative surface concentration and distance from the source. However, a physical partition separating patients is shown to be effective at reducing cross-contamination of neighbouring patient zones.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bioaerosol deposition in single and two-bed hospital rooms: A numerical and experimental study

King

Noakes

Sleigh

et al. 2013

Building and Environment

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“…7,8 Velik problem u kontroli bolničkih infekcija uzrokovanih VRE-om je što dugo preživljava u bolničkom okruženju i otporan je na standardne metode čišćenja. 7 MR Acinetobacter baumannii dugo opstaje u bolničkom okruže-nju, i do pet mjeseci. Često se može naći na površinama koje su u neposrednoj blizini bolesnika, osobito kod bolesnika koji su kolonizirani.…”

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Dekontaminacija površina u bolničkoj sredini vodikovim peroksidom – naša iskustva u KB Dubrava

Grgurić¹,

Košćak²

2017

JAHS

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SažetakSposobnost bakterija da prežive na različitim površina-ma u bolničkoj sredini važan je čimbenik njihova prijenosa s bolesnika ili zdravstvenog djelatnika u okolinu te na drugu osobu ili bolesnika. Iz navedenih su razloga temeljito čišćenje i dezinfekcija okoline vrlo važni, budući da kontaminirana okolina može služiti kao rezervoar potencijalnih patogena. Dezinfekcija se može provoditi mehanički (ručno) ili aparatom. KB Dubrava posjeduje aparat za dekontaminaciju, Glosair TM 400, koji u prostor raspršuje vodikov peroksid te u određenom kontaktnom vremenu provodi dekontaminaciju prostora i površina.Dekontaminacija prostora aparatom provodi se nakon prekida mjera izolacije u bolesničkim sobama, tj. nakon otpusta bolesnika kod kojeg je izoliran višestruko otporni mikroorganizam. Također se prema indikaciji provodi dekontaminacija operacijske sale i prostora tj. bolesničke sobe nakon provođenja zaštitne izolacije te kod provođenja protuepidemijskih mjera u slučaju pojave bolničkih epidemija. Tijekom aktivne faze dezinfekcije aparat ispušta vodikov peroksid te u prostoru stvara maglicu koja dezinficira svu opremu i prostor. Jedan ciklus dekontaminacije traje tri sata. Nakon dezinfekcije prostor je siguran za ulazak novog bolesnika i osoblja.Prednosti su dekontaminacije površina u bolničkoj sredini aparatom koji raspršuje vodikov peroksid neoštećivanje medicinskog pribora i opreme: ne ostavlja rezidue, stoga se može dezinficirati i visokosofisticirana oprema. Provedena kontrola učinkovitosti vodikova peroksida na površinama pokazuje veliku djelotvornost. Sve su površine sterilne u usporedbi s analiziranim nalazima obrisaka površina nakon mehaničkog čišćenja, gdje sporadično zaostaje manji broj patogena. Provođenje procesa dekontaminacije prostora aparatom pokazalo se učinkovitim u kontroli i prevenciji bolničkih infekcija.Ključne riječi: dezinfekcija, patogeni mikroorganizam, bolnička okolina Datum primitka: 12.04.2017.

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“…Those who direct healthcare strategies still do not understand the removal of dirt, or its significance, probably because cleaning remains an undervalued component of infection prevention [30]. Yet, it is a fundamental necessity for all healthcare environments and equally as important as hand hygiene [31].…”

Section: Cleaningmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Yes, plenty, particularly studies that combine cleaning with other initiatives, including hand hygiene [25,32e34]. Changing societal views on cleaning hands, including the motivation to actually do it, is a lot more difficult than implementing an environmental cleaning specification, even if the latter requires monitoring and feed-back [30,35].…”

Section: Cleaningmentioning

confidence: 99%

Infection control: Evidence-based common sense

Dancer

2016

Infection, Disease & Health

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Mopping up hospital infection

Cited by 181 publications

References 111 publications

Bioaerosol deposition in single and two-bed hospital rooms: A numerical and experimental study

Bioaerosol deposition in single and two-bed hospital rooms: A numerical and experimental study

Dekontaminacija površina u bolničkoj sredini vodikovim peroksidom – naša iskustva u KB Dubrava

Infection control: Evidence-based common sense

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