African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5233

Full Length Research Paper

Long-term effectiveness of commonly used hospital disinfectants against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus

Stephen T. Odonkor
  • Stephen T. Odonkor
  • School of Public Services and Governance, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration Accra, Ghana.
  • Google Scholar
Tahiru Mahami
  • Tahiru Mahami
  • Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission Accra, Ghana.
  • Google Scholar
Anthony M. Sallar
  • Anthony M. Sallar
  • School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration Accra, Ghana.
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 27 May 2021
  •  Accepted: 16 July 2021
  •  Published: 31 July 2021

References

Abbasi FM, Ahmad H, Perveen F, Inamullah, Sajid M, Brar DS (2010). Assesment of genomic relationship between Oryza sativa and Oryza australiensis. African Journal of Mathematics and Computer Science Research 9(12):1312-1316.
Crossref

 

Barrasa-Villar JI, Aibar-Remón C, Prieto-Andrés P, Mareca-Doñate R, Moliner-Lahoz J (2017). Impact on morbidity, mortality, and length of stay of hospital-acquired infections by resistant microorganisms. Clinical Infectious Diseases 65:644-52.
Crossref

 
 

BSG Guidelines: Guidelines for Decontamination of Equipment for Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 2003 at

View

 
 

Burdon D, Whitby JL (1967). Contamination of hospital disinfectants with Pseudomonas species. British Medical Journal 2(5545):153.
Crossref

 
 

Cadnum JL, Shaikh AA, Piedrahita CT, Sankar T, Jencson AL, Larkin EL, Ghannoum MA, Donskey CJ (2017). Effectiveness of disinfectants against Candida auris and other Candida species. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 38(10):1240-1243.
Crossref

 
 

Dautzenberg MJ, Bayjanov JR, Leverstein-van Hall MA, Muller AE, Gelinck LB, Jansen CL, Leyten EM, Ruys T, Scharringa J, van der Starre RE, Fluit AC (2018). Dynamics of colistin and tobramycin resistance among Enterobacter cloacae during prolonged use of selective decontamination of the digestive tract. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control 7(1):1-9.
Crossref

 
 

Dulake C, Kidd E (1966). Contaminated irrigating fluid. The Lancet 287(7444):980.
Crossref

 
 

Elkhawaga AA, Hetta HF, Osman NS, Hosni A, El-Mokhtar MA (2020). Emergence of Cronobacter sakazakii in cases of neonatal sepsis in upper Egypt: first report in North Africa. Frontiers in Microbiology 11:215.
Crossref

 
 

Fraise AP (1999). Choosing disinfectants. Journal of Hospital Infection 43(4):255-264.
Crossref

 
 

Hamilton AL, Kamm MA, Ng SC, Morrison M (2018). Proteus spp. asputative gastrointestinal pathogens. Clinical Microbiology Reviews 31(3):e00085-17.
Crossref

 
 

Harrison F (2007). Microbial ecology of the cystic fibrosis lung. Microbiology 153(4):917-923.
Crossref

 
 

Hasan TH, Alasedi KK, Jaloob AA (2021). Proteus Mirabilis Virulence Factors. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 13(1).
Crossref

 
 

Kampf G (2018). Efficacy of ethanol against viruses in hand disinfection. Journal of Hospital Infection 98(4):331-338.
Crossref

 
 

Kawamura-Sato K, Wachino JI, Kondo T, Ito H, Arakawa Y (2010). Correlation between reduced susceptibility to disinfectants and multidrug resistance among clinical isolates of Acinetobacter species. Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy 65(9):1975-1983.
Crossref

 
 

Kirketerp-Møller K, Jensen PØ, Fazli M, Madsen KG, Pedersen J, Moser C, Tolker-Nielsen T, Høiby N, Givskov M, Bjarnsholt T (2008). Distribution, organization, and ecology of bacteria in chronic wounds. Journal of clinical microbiology 46(8):2717-2722.
Crossref

 
 

Kollef MH, Torres A, Shorr AF, Martin-Loeches I, Micek ST (2021). Nosocomial Infection. Critical care medicine 49(2):169-187.
Crossref

 
 

Lewis DL, Arens M (1995). Resistance of microorganisms to disinfection in dental and medical devices. Nature Medicine 1(9):956-958.
Crossref

 
 

Ling HW (2020). What do We Need to Know to Prevent and Control Nosocomial Infections Completely? International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine and Public Health 12(4):1021-1021.

 
 

Liu JY, Dickter JK (2020). Nosocomial Infections: A History of Hospital-Acquired Infections. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics 30(4):637-652.
Crossref

 
 

Mitchell RG, Hayward AC (1966). Postoperative urinary-tract infections caused by contaminated irrigating fluid. The Lancet 287(7441):793-795.
Crossref

 
 

Nasiri N, Gholipour S, Akbari H, Koolivand A, Abtahi H, Didehdar M, Rezaei A, Mirzaei N (2021). Contamination of obsterics and gynecology hospital air by bacterial and fungal aerosols associated with nosocomial infections. Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering 19(1):663-670.
Crossref

 
 

Nejad SB, Allegranzi B, Syed SB, Ellis B, Pittet D (2011). Health-care-associated infection in Africa: a systematic review. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 89:757-765.
Crossref

 
 

Pitten FA, Werner HP, Kramer A (2003). A standardized test to assess the impact of different organic challenges on the antimicrobial activity of antiseptics. Journal of Hospital Infection 55(2):108-115.
Crossref

 
 

Rosca I, Ursu EL, Fifere A (2021). A Microbiological Epilogue-Nosocomial Infections. New Trends in Macromolecular and Supramolecular Chemistry for Biological Applications, pp. 179-189. Springer, Cham.
Crossref

 
 

Rutala WA (1951). Guidelines Committee: Draft Apic guideline for selection and use of disinfectants. American journal of infection control 17(1):24A-38A.
Crossref

 
 

Sasaki JI, Imazato S (2020). Autoclave sterilization of dental handpieces: A literature review. Journal of Prosthodontic Research 64(3):239-242.
Crossref

 
 

Simoes M, Simoes LC, Vieira MJ (2010). A review of current and emergent biofilm control strategies. LWT-Food Science and Technology 43(4):573-583.
Crossref

 
 

Tipton KA, Chin CY, Farokhyfar M, Weiss DS, Rather PN (2018). Role of capsule in resistance to disinfectants, host antimicrobials and desiccation in Acinetobacter baumannii. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 62(12):e01188-18.
Crossref

 
 

Toleti S, Manivasagan M, Prudhve S, Raavi T, Shaik N, Myneni RB (2015). Candida and Enterobacter co-infection in a case of periampullary carcinoma with obstructive jaundice. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences 3(7). 
Crossref