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THE EFFICACY OF DECONEX-53 PLUS 2% DISTILLATION SOLUTION TO REDUCE THE CHANCES OF INFECTION ON MEDICAL EQUIPMENT USED IN UROLOGY PROCEDURES

Dr. Muhammad Usman Ashraf, Dr. Abdul Wahab Nawaz, Dr. Ghanwa Manzoor

Background: There are no harmful effects of detergent solution (Deconex-53 Plus) on the human body; for instance, on respiratory systems. It carries strong cleansing features, anti-corrosion characteristics which can remove corrosion from instruments and tools and effective concentration percentage against HBV, HIV, fungal, bacterial and microbial viruses for fifteen minutes. We can use Deconex-53 Plus for surgical instruments decontamination and also for the non-flexible and flexible endoscopes. Objective: The objective of this research is to prove the effectiveness of Deconex-53 plus (2%) disinfectant solution to reduce medical instruments and equipment used in the urology department for different procedures. Materials and Methods: We carried out this research at Mayo Hospital, Lahore from October 2017 to June 2018. The research primarily aimed at the investigation of surgical procedures effects on the management of different infectious diseases along with pre & post infection and procedure cost. We dealt with the five most common bacteria which were commonly faced in the hospital. For the determination of the disinfection effect, the sampling was conducted before and after medical equipment disinfection in the urology department and collected data were analyzed through SPSS software. Results: Before intervention the product contamination by treating with disinfectant solution (Deconex-53 plus 2%) was 28% for Escherichia coli, 21% for Pseudomonas, 21% for Citrobacter, 18% for Staphylococcus aureus and 12% for Klebsiella. Data was also documented for decontamination of the equipment disinfection by (Deconex-53 plus 2%). Conclusion: Pre-disinfection outcomes show that medical equipment was clear and there was no bacterial growth on the instruments. Moreover, contamination reduction percentage with gram-positive & negative microorganisms was also reduced significantly after disinfection. Key Words: Disinfection, Contamination, Tools, Instruments, Equipment, Urology, Deconex-53 Plus and Solution

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