Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7603-6913
Date of Award
Spring 4-14-2023
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Public Health (MPH)
Department
Public Health
First Advisor
Lisa Casanova
Second Advisor
Christine Stauber
Abstract
Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) are a public health crisis that affects patients and hospital staff nationwide. A common bacterium linked to hospital-acquired infections is Methicillin Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA).
To combat hospital-acquired infections and decrease bacteria on hospital surfaces, hospital staff has adopted disinfectant protocols that use commercial hospital-brand disinfectant wipes known as Sani-24. Sani-24 wipes claim to kill 99.9% of bacteria on a surface after a 5-minute period. Sani-24 wipes also claim to continue to kill bacteria on a surface a wipe has been previously used on. This experimental study explores the effectiveness of Sani-24 wipes on hospital surfaces inoculated with MRSA.
The results of this study reveal that bacterial reduction was taking place on the durable hospital surfaces. The log 10 reductions during different time points varied.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/35481991
Recommended Citation
Inegbe, Kimberly, "Inoculation and Recovery of Test Organism Cocktail for Hospital Surface Disinfection by Sani-24 Wipes." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2023.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/35481991
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