The relative efficacy of multiple syringe tip disinfection techniques against virulent staphylococcus contamination.
J Hosp Infect
; 145: 142-147, 2024 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
A recent study confirmed significant contamination of syringe tips following routine anaesthesia practice of at least 6 h in duration.AIM:
We assessed the relative efficacy of clinically relevant syringe tip disinfection techniques following contamination with the hyper transmissible and more pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus sequence type 5 (S. aureus ST5) strain characteristic associated with increased strength of biofilm formation and greater desiccation tolerance.METHODS:
Syringe tips (N=40) contaminated with S. aureus ST5 were randomized to 70% isopropyl pads with 10 or 60 s of drying time, scrubbing alcohol disinfection caps with 10 or 60 s of dwell time, or to non-scrubbing alcohol disinfection caps with 60 s of dwell time. The primary outcome was residual 24-h colony forming units (cfu) >10.RESULTS:
Scrubbing disinfection caps were more effective than alcohol pads (25% (12/48) <10 cfu for scrubbing caps (10- or 60-s dwell times) vs 0% (0/48) <10 cfu for alcohol pads (10 or 60 s of drying time), Holm-Sidak adjusted P=0.0016). Scrubbing disinfection caps were more effective than non-scrubbing alcohol disinfection caps (25% (12/48) <10 cfu for scrubbing alcohol caps (10- or 60-s dwell times) vs 2% (1/48) for non-scrubbing alcohol caps (60-s dwell time), adjusted P=0.0087).CONCLUSIONS:
Scrubbing alcohol caps are more effective than alcohol pads or non-scrubbing disinfecting caps for microbial reduction of syringe tips contaminated with the more pathogenic S. aureus ST5.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Staphylococcus
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Desinfección
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Hosp Infect
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos