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KMID : 0380420130370020103
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Journal of Prventive Veterinary Medicine
2013 Volume.37 No. 2 p.103 ~ p.105
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Simple wipes of the hospital settings with disinfectants could reduce nosocomial infection in veterinary clinics
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Kim Hyung-Jun
Kim Sung-Won
Hwang Jae-Woo
Kim Soo-Hyun
Lim Yoon-Kyu
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Abstract
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Nosocomial infection in animal hospitals is possible through direct contact with contaminated hospital settings To confirm whether the hospital settings contribute to harboring these pathogens, swab samples were collected from the environmental sites of six different veterinary hospitals. Cleansed and disinfected sites were investigated and bacterial counts were observed accordingly in comparison with the frequency of cleanness or disinfection state, respectively. Of particular interes-tingly, the surface of the stethoscope, to which little attention is paid with regard to sanitation, showed moderate bacterial contamination, >10₃cfu/cm2, which was decreased by one tenth, .10² cfu/cm2, after a brief wiping with a disinfectant, chlorhexidine, In conclusion, first priority is maintenance of sanitary conditions in hospital settings; in addition, frequent wiping of the surface of stethoscopes with disinfentant could reduce occurrence of nosocomial infection at the first contact with patients who vist animal hospitals. These results can assist in development of improved infection control guidelines for animals in veterinary clinics in order to prevent occurrence of nosocomial infections.
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KEYWORD
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Veterinary hospital, nosocomial infection, disinfection, standard plate count, antibiotic resistance
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