| Autor: |
Adalucy Alvarez-Aldana, Mónica Juliana Henao-Benavidez, Sebastián Camilo Laverde-Hurtado, Diana María Muñoz, María Elena López-Villegas, Sara Cecilia Soto-De León, Olga Maria Henao Trujillo |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
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| Zdroj: |
Interdisciplinary Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health, Vol 1, Iss 2 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2665-427X |
| DOI: |
10.18041/2665-427X/ijeph.2.5368 |
| Popis: |
Objective: evaluate the cleaning and disinfection procedures (CDP) in six ambulances from three different entities in Pereira (Risaralda-Colombia). Methods: cross-sectional descriptive study frequencies of presence/absence were calculated from data obtained in the bacterial growth results before and after CDP, taking samples in three different places on the ambulances, being: back door, stretcher and wall next to the patient, before and after said processes. Additionally, surveys were carried out at the domicile of companies providing pre-hospital transport service. Results: 77.8% of the samples were positive. The most frequent morphology in the study was gram-positive cocci, which remained in a greater proportion after disinfection. At the microbiologic level, most of these suggested being Staphylococcus aureus-type. By implementing CDP, microbiological isolates were eliminated in 33.3%, being the door the ambulance area, which showed the greatest decrease (50.0%). Conclusions: A high prevalence of potentially pathogenic microorganisms exists in non-critical points of emergency ambulances. With CDPs, a decrease in microorganisms is achieved, but not their elimination, leaving in evidence that different factors must be considered in order to improve these CDP. |
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