Effectiveness of Disinfection in Bacteriology Laboratories in Togo, 2021

Background: Laboratory personnel is at risk of biological contamination leading to laboratory-acquired infections (LAIs). The use of disinfection products is essential in the prevention of these infections. This work aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of antimicrobial agents used in disinfection in bac-teriology laboratories in Togo. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted from June to December 2021 in all

[1]  U. Amador,et al.  Antibacterial Ability of Sodium Hypochlorite Activated with PUI vs. XPF File against Bacteria Growth on Enterococcus faecalis Mature Biofilm , 2021, Dentistry journal.

[2]  S. Silva,et al.  Quantification of biofilm produced by clinical, environment and hands' isolates Klebsiella species using colorimetric and classical methods. , 2021, Journal of microbiological methods.

[3]  S. Adhikari,et al.  Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Contamination of Hands and Mobile Phones of Health Care Workers in a Health Care Setting: A Silent Threat , 2019 .

[4]  P. Hartemann.  Le prélèvement bacteriologique des surfaces : que mesure-t-on réellement ? , 2019, Revue Francophone des Laboratoires.

[5]  A. Rasamindrakotroka,et al.  Biocontamination dans un Laboratoire de Niveau 1 de Sécurité Biologique à Antananarivo en 2019 , 2019 .

[6]  S. Balakrishnan,et al.  Bacterial contamination of mobile phones of health professionals in Eastern Ethiopia: antimicrobial susceptibility and associated factors , 2019, Tropical Medicine and Health.

[7]  D. Lepelletier,et al.  Contrôles particulaires et microbiologiques de l'air et contrôles microbiologiques des surfaces dans les établissements de santé , 2017 .

[8]  A. Rodrigues,et al.  High-touch surfaces: microbial neighbours at hand , 2017, European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases.

[9]  S. Sitthisak,et al.  High prevalence of methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from a university environment in Thailand. , 2017, International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology.

[10]  C. Manaia,et al.  Ubiquitous and persistent Proteobacteria and other Gram-negative bacteria in drinking water. , 2017, The Science of the total environment.

[11]  É. Cavaignac,et al.  Flore microbienne sur les smartphones dans un bloc opératoire de chirurgie orthopédique : étude avant et après décontamination☆ , 2016 .

[12]  E. Nena,et al.  Monitoring of Frequency and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Pathogens on the Hands of Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Hospital , 2016, Folia medica.

[13]  P. Johannesson,et al.  Transfer and Decontamination of S. aureus in Transmission Routes Regarding Hands and Contact Surfaces , 2016, PloS one.

[14]  C. Donskey.  Does improving surface cleaning and disinfection reduce health care-associated infections? , 2013, American journal of infection control.

[15]  J. Maillard,et al.  The role of surface disinfection in infection prevention , 2013, GMS hygiene and infection control.

[16]  T. Tan,et al.  Bacterial contamination of hands and the environment in a microbiology laboratory. , 2011, The Journal of hospital infection.

[17]  J. Otter,et al.  The Role Played by Contaminated Surfaces in the Transmission of Nosocomial Pathogens , 2011, Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

[18]  S. J. Dancer,et al.  Hospital cleaning in the 21st century , 2011, European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases.

[19]  V. Curtis,et al.  The Effect of Handwashing with Water or Soap on Bacterial Contamination of Hands , 2011, International journal of environmental research and public health.

[20]  William A Rutala,et al.  Role of hospital surfaces in the transmission of emerging health care-associated pathogens: norovirus, Clostridium difficile, and Acinetobacter species. , 2010, American journal of infection control.

[21]  H Humphreys,et al.  When are the hands of healthcare workers positive for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus? , 2010, The Journal of hospital infection.

[22]  M. Ploy,et al.  Les détergents et les désinfectants : rôle en médecine (1re partie) , 2009 .

[23]  J. Perry,et al.  Evaluation of a new chromogenic medium, Uriselect 4, for the isolation and identification of urinary tract pathogens , 2003, Journal of clinical pathology.

[24]  Philippe Mourouga,et al.  Compliance with Handwashing in a Teaching Hospital , 1999, Annals of Internal Medicine.

[25]  E. Cooke.  Principles and Practice of Disinfection, Preservation and Sterilization , 1983 .

[26]  J. Brodie.  Hand Hygiene , 1965, Scottish medical journal.

[27]  T. Perneger,et al.  Compliance with handwashing in a teaching hospital. Infection Control Program. , 1999, Annals of internal medicine.