Evaluation of a novel surface-coating formulation with time-extended antimicrobial activity for healthcare environment disinfection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The importance of environmental contamination in the transmission of pathogens among hospitalized patients is universally recognized, and disinfection of surfaces is a widely accepted modality for reducing healthcare-associated infections. Nevertheless, hospital disinfection is still suboptimal. In this study, we evaluated the sustained effects of the novel formulation OxiLast™ which extends the antimicrobial effects of chlorine-based disinfectants.

Methods

In an experimental lab phase, PVC surfaces were coated with OxiLast™ and then inoculated with representative Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria. Cells were recovered at different contact times (5, 15, 30 min) to assess the reduction in bacterial counts compared to uncoated surfaces and also sub

SUBMITTER: Marano RBM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10666328 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature