Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the disinfection conditions in medical institutions, and to provide a scientific basis for prevention and control of nosocomial infection in medical institutions.
Methods Monitoring data of disinfection in various types of medical institutions from 2009 to 2011 were retrieved from the Qingpu District Center for Disease Control and Prevention and related health inspection agencies.
Results Of the 1 371 samples provided by the selected medical institutions, 1 325 were qualified by disinfection requirements (96.64%). The qualified rates of air quality testing, sterilizing equipment, and disinfection equipment were all 100.00%, and those of medical disinfection products, hands of hospital staff, surface of objects, medical sterilizers, and disinfectants in use were 99.25%, 98.45 %, 98.41%, 97.20%, and 95.79%, respectively. The lowest qualified rate was 19.23% for the sewage samples. Regarding the secondary, the primary, and other medical institutions, the qualified rates of disinfection were 96.89%, 94.77%, and 97.52%, respectively, and there were no significant differences.
Conclusion The qualified rates of disinfection quality in Qingpu medical institutions, except for sewage, are close and at a higher level in comparison with the similar reports in other provinces/cities.