materials; well under 10% of total housekeeping costs are for the products used for cleaning and/or disinfecting floors. If disinfectant-containing products were not used in floor cleaning, it is likely that wet mops would become so contaminated during a work-shift that there might be increased rather than decreased microbial contamination after "cleaning" (and we recommend additionally that th...

Although the mechanisms are poorly understood, there is evidence that biofilm-associated resistance may be related to modified nutrient environments, leading to suppression of growth rate within the biofilm, interaction between exopolymer matrices and the antimicrobial, as well as the development of biofilm-specific phenotypes [3]. In comparative antimicrobial susceptibility studies, many commo...

BACKGROUND To study chlorhexidine digluconate disinfectant effects on planktonic growth and biofilm formation in some bacterial field isolates from animals. OBJECTIVES The current study investigated chlorhexidine digluconate effects on planktonic growth and biofilm formation in some field isolates of veterinary bacterial pathogens. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty clinical isolates of Escherichi...

OBJECTIVES To compare the microbiological efficacy, turnaround time, cost, convenience, and patient and user tolerance of Tristel Trio Wipes, PeraSafe solution and Cidex OPA solution for the high-level disinfection of flexible nasendoscopes. METHODS Flexible nasendoscopes were used in routine clinical encounters. They were then disinfected with one of the three disinfectant methods. Surveilla...

Cyclone Hudah struck the northeastern coast of Madagascar in the spring of 2000. Over a 5-month period, 11 700 relief kits consisting of bottles of water disinfectant and foldable jerry cans were distributed to the affected population. Five months after the cyclone, a survey was conducted in 12 villages to determine the impact of these relief kits on water quality. Seventy-six percent of the su...

Environmental staphylococcal contamination was investigated by culture of 400 automated teller machines (ATMs). Isolates were characterized for antibiotic and antiseptic susceptibility, carriage of antiseptic resistance genes (QAC genes), and spa types. MRSA, which was similar to local clinical isolates, was present on two (0·5%) of the 62 (15·5%) ATMs that yielded Staphylococcus aureus. QAC ge...

Abstract Porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV) is one of the major pathogens causing acute enteritis, which characterised by vomiting and watery commonly leads to high rates mortality morbidity in suckling piglets. Chitosan has been regarded as a promising natural disinfectant. In this study, disinfectant effect mammalian-cell toxicity chitosan were evaluated against PEDV using Vero cells. A ...

COVID-19 increases the awareness of cleanliness and sanitation in society. Trends launching sanitizer disinfectant products have risen significantly to meet customer demand. However, existing commercial are mostly chemical-based may cause adverse effects. Therefore, eco- enzyme is a perfect bio-waste utilization for nonchemical-based sanitization products. The authors investigated eco-enzymes' ...