PMID: 30141860Oct 1, 2016Paper

Adenosin triiphosphat Bioluminiscence Hospital Cleaning--A Method to Influence Invasive Fungal Infections

Revista medico-chirurgicală̆ a Societă̆ţ̜ii de Medici ş̧i Naturaliş̧ti din Iaş̧i
R AgrosoaieDoina Azoicai

Abstract

Invasive fungal infections are infections determinate by fungal invasion and can be endogenous from patient mycobiome or through horizontal transmission from medical workers’ hands and from patients hospital environment especially candidemia with C. parapsilosis. Candidemia is one of leading bloodstream infections associated with healthcare situated on fourth position and USA with high mortality rates especially for immunosuppressed patients. Demonstrating the level of cleaning using adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence technique we can improve the cleaning and hand hygiene and can influence decreasing of invasive fungal infections transmitted by hands. Material and methods: We have evaluated 200 samples from hands and patient environment on 2 hospitals with pneumology and infectious diseases profile (I and II) using bioluminescence to establish the status of hygiene and to determine measures of cleaning. Results: Regarding hand hygiene the level of relative light units over the values recommended by producer (FAIL) was 66% (6 of 9) in unit I and 75% in unit II (3 from 4). Regarding the level of cleaning in other places in direct contact with patients like toilets, bed bar, commodes the results were FAIL over 60%. Conclusions...Continue Reading

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