PURPOSE: This study was done to investigate the status of disinfection and sterilization in healthcare facilities. METHOD: A survey of 193 Korean healthcare facilities was conducted from February 8 to March 7, 2013. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi2 test, Fisher's exact test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffe with SPSS WIN 18.0. RESULTS: Of the healthcare facilities 93.2% had specific guidelines for disinfection/sterilization, but only 47.9% had a committee on disinfection/sterilization for decision-making, less than half (42.7%) conducted regular monitoring of actual practices, while 83.9% had established procedures for recovery in case of problems with the disinfection process and 89.0% kept records and archives of disinfection practices. Cleaning process, selection of chemical disinfectants and process of disinfection and sterilization were found to be inadequate in some healthcare facilities. Perception score for adequacy of medical instruments was 8.10, environmental disinfection was 7.20, and sterilizer management was 8.45 out of a possible 10. CONCLUSION: Compared to larger institutions, smaller healthcare facilities had less effective disinfection and sterilization management systems, while some facilities showed inadequate practices for medical equipment and general sterilization. Better academic and state-level support is recommended for smaller facilities in order to establish a better system-wide management system.
Delivery of Health Care* ; Disinfectants ; Disinfection* ; Sterilization*

BACKGROUND: Silver has been used for disinfection and sterilization. We aimed to confirm the in-vitro antibacterial effects of nanocrystalline silver-coated gauze. METHODS: Fourteen clinical isolates each of Escherichia coli and Acinetobacter baumannii were used. Bacterial suspensions made in tryptic soy broth were exposed to Ordinary and silver-coated gauze. Bacteria were then harvested from the gauze immediately and after 24 h incubation, cultured on blood agar plates and eunmerated for viable counts. The number of colonies was converted into common logarithms for comparison. RESULTS: The number of colonies recovered from silver-coated gauze was significantly lower than those recovered from ordinary gauze when harvested immediately after exposure (E. coli, 3.06 vs 1.73; A. baumannii, 3.13 vs 1.98; P<0.001). After 24 h incubation of exposed gauze, silver-coated gauze produced less than 1 CFU/mL, whereas ordinary gauze produced a number of colonies significantly higher than it did immediately after exposure (E. coli, 4.13; A. baumannii, 4.46; P<0.001). Conclusion: Compared with ordinary gauze, silver-coated gauze was shown to have 99.99% antibacterial effect.
Acinetobacter baumannii ; Agar ; Bacteria ; Disinfection ; Escherichia coli ; Silver ; Sterilization ; Suspensions

In-depth knowledge of disinfection and sterilization is a key component of infection control. Sterilization completely removes a spore, whereas disinfection cannot. Disinfectants are classified as oxidants and non-oxidants. The decision regarding which method to apply is based on Spaulding's classification. In this article, disinfection and sterilization are thoroughly reviewed, and extensive information from basic to practical points is discussed.
Classification ; Disinfectants ; Disinfection* ; Infection Control ; Methods ; Oxidants ; Spores ; Sterilization*

In-depth knowledge of disinfection and sterilization is a key component of infection control. Sterilization completely removes a spore, whereas disinfection cannot. Disinfectants are classified as oxidants and non-oxidants. The decision regarding which method to apply is based on Spaulding's classification. In this article, disinfection and sterilization are thoroughly reviewed, and extensive information from basic to practical points is discussed.
Classification ; Disinfectants ; Disinfection* ; Infection Control ; Methods ; Oxidants ; Spores ; Sterilization*

A study was carried out from March 2002 to May 2005 at Tu Du hospital included 230 patients with infertility due to distal tubal occlusion and adnexal adhesion to investigate some factors relating to infertility. The results showed that there were only two factors of married and infertility duration that related statistic significantly to tubal damage (p=0.000 and p=0.014, respectively). Therefore, the prevention for risk factors causing pelvic infection is important, and couples with infertility should be diagnosed and treated early
Sterilization, Tubal

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Sterilization, Tubal*

A study on the application of method of ovaritubal ligation was carried out in Hai Duong, Hoa Binh, Quang Ninh, Binh Dinh, Dac Lac, Dong Nai and Can Tho provinces. Each province was randomly selected 3 district and each district was randomly selected 5-10 commune. Results have shown that there are 3046 women used of the female sterilization from 1993 -1998 who participated to an interview, the rate of fail: 0.92%, the complications after sterilization: 9.8%, common complication: abdominal pain. rate of needs for recovering after sterilization: 2.9%.
Sterilization ; Female

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Sterilization, Tubal*

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Sterilization, Tubal*

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Sterilization, Tubal*