The bacteriostatic and bactericidal effect of commonly used disinfectants in Mukalla City - Hadhramout hospitals against nosocomial pathogens.

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Authors

Manal Bin Dahman¹ , Haifa Bin Dahman² , Eidha Bin Hameed³

1. National Central Public Health Laboratories Center
2. Associate Professor in Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicin, Hadhramout University.
3. Associate Professor of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Hadhramout University.

Conference / event

The first scientific conference of postgraduate students (SCOPS ), March 2022 (Mukalla City, Yemen)

Poster summary

Hospital-acquired infections are a global problem with high morbidity and mortality worldwide. This study was aimed to determine the effectiveness of common hospital disinfectants (surgical spirit, savlon, and bleach) against nosocomial infection pathogens. Results showed different disinfectants efficacies against distinctive bacterial strains based on minimum bactericidal and minimum inhibitory concentrations. Efficient application of suitable disinfectant is an essential for infection control process taking in consideration the importance of periodic evaluation of the disinfectant efficacy applied in the hospitals.

Keywords

Bactericidal, Health-care associated infections (HAIs), Bacteriostatic, Minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC), Disinfectants, Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC)

Research areas

Medicine, Microbiology

References

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Funding

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Competing interests

No competing interests were disclosed.

Data availability statement

The datasets generated during and / or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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