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A bacteriological investigation of the effectiveness of cleaning and disinfection procedures for toilet hygiene
Author(s) -
Scott Elizabeth,
Bloomfield Sally F.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1985.tb01791.x
Subject(s) - toilet , hygiene , medicine , washing hands , waste management , intensive care medicine , engineering , pathology
S cott , E. & B loomfield , S.F. 1985. A bacteriological investigation of the effectiveness of cleaning and disinfection procedures for toilet hygiene, Journal of Applied Bacteriology 59 , 291–297. The bacterial contamination of hospital and institutional toilets and toilet areas which were cleaned daily was investigated. The effect of daily disinfection with hypochlorite or a quaternary ammonium product, or with a continuous‐release hypochlorite disinfectant system, based on the chlorine‐releasing agent trichloro‐isocyanuric acid, was determined. The continuous release system produced substantial and sustained reduction in contamination of the toilet itself (water, toilet bowl and rim) and some reduction in contamination of sites surrounding the toilet (seat, floor, and air). By contrast, although daily disinfection produced some reduction in contamination compared with daily cleaning, the reductions were less than that associated with the continuous release system and indicated the inadequacy of daily disinfection and/or cleaning for toilets where effective procedures are required.