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Global
case studies saythat about three-fifth of people hospital admitted people get
infected through communicable diseases, these are called nosocomial
infections or HAI (Hospital Acquired Infections), and are avoidable.
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Hospitals and other healthcare
units are places known for their selfless service. But, these placesare prone
to some of the most infectiousdiseases with high chances of from human to
human, or human to fomite to human contamination. Those involved personnel
couldbe doctors, and staff, or patient. Hence, every step should be taken for
their safety and precautionary measures should be opted for at regular
intervals.
Sterilization is a
process carried out to eliminate or neutralize all forms of microbial life such
as bacteria, viruses, spores, etc. from a targeted area. Any application can be considered germs free
and can be used for contact purposes if tagged Sterilized.
Sterilization
in hospitals
is considered a regular and needful practice carried out in each and every critical
and non-critical areas such as operation theatres (OT), wards, corridors, HVAC/
AC ventilations, toilets, patient facilities, ICU, ICCU, CCU, ITU, pathology
labs, etc. These places are vulnerable to communicable harmful bacterial, viral
strains affect humans, even life-threatening. The indoor atmosphere and its
surfaces are the most that human beings come in direct contact with and become
fomites.
Therefore, the first
and the foremost thing to do is regular indoor air sanitation and surface
disinfection through spraying, wiping or fumigation.Secondly, all equipment
must be properly cleaned and disinfected as they directly come in contact. Similarlyproper
disinfection of wards and corridors should be implemented as maximum patients
and their relatives wait in these places for their turn and treatment. The most
sensitive areasviz., toilets,washroomsshould not be ignored and needs to be regularly
cleaned and disinfected.
Using enzymatic
detergents and surfactants may give outer cleanliness butcannot ensure proper
sanitation, leading to massive spread of infectious microorganisms. What is needed is proper disinfecting
chemical which on application, through sterilization will ensure maximum
sanitation and optimum disinfection.
Option? Chemical
Sterilization. Why? Feasible, Cost
Effective, Broad Spectrum Efficacy, Saves Time and Labour, over all types
of microbes. Chemicals like Hydrogen Peroxide, Alcohol, and Quaternary Ammonium
Compounds can be used as highly effective disinfectants owing to their
dedicated chemical attributes.
Alcohol with a low
boiling point, disrupts cellular structure of microorganisms on contact basis,
and dries up.
QACs or Quarternary
Ammonium Compounds have long alkyl chains, broadly effective over pathogens.
Hydrogen Peroxide, rapid
oxidizing agent, ruptures cell membrane and nuclei of microbial cells, and
breaks down into water and oxygen. FDA has approved 7.5% hydrogen peroxide as
hospital disinfectant.
And these
disinfectant chemicals do not possess residual toxicity, not develop antibiotic
resistance.
Chemtex Speciality
Limited manufactures wide range of broad spectrum disinfectants based on alcohol,
QACs,hydrogen peroxideaided with cleaner tailor made for hospitals and pharma,
effectively eliminating almost all types of pathogens be it bacteria, fungi or
virus.
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