DOAJ Open Access 2023

Diminishment of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales from Sink Outlets Using a Steam Cleaner

Takumi Umemura Yoshikazu Mutoh Makiko Sukawa Tatsuya Hioki Daisuke Sakanashi +6 lainnya

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In 2016, Tosei General Hospital, a tertiary emergency medical facility with 633 beds in Japan, experienced a large nosocomial outbreak of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) that had spread to numerous sink outlets. Based on our experience with using steam cleaners to suppress CPE on environmental surfaces, we report the efficacy of steam cleaners in the disinfection of sink outlets. Steam cleaners were used to disinfect 22 target areas. CPE disappeared in 90.9% of the sink outlets within the first two months after disinfection, and, after 12 months, 54.5% of the sink outlets remained negative throughout the remainder of the study period. This study demonstrates the effectiveness of using steam cleaners to disinfect sink outlets contaminated with CPE.

Topik & Kata Kunci

Industrial medicine. Industrial hygiene Industrial hygiene. Industrial welfare

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Takumi Umemura

Yoshikazu Mutoh

Makiko Sukawa

Tatsuya Hioki

Daisuke Sakanashi

Hideo Kato

Mao Hagihara

Tetsuya Yamada

Yoshiaki Ikeda

Hiroshige Mikamo

Toshihiko Ichihara

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Umemura, T., Mutoh, Y., Sukawa, M., Hioki, T., Sakanashi, D., Kato, H. et al. (2023). Diminishment of Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales from Sink Outlets Using a Steam Cleaner. https://doi.org/10.3390/hygiene3010003

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Tahun Terbit: 2023
Sumber Database: DOAJ
DOI: 10.3390/hygiene3010003
Akses: Open Access ✓