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dc.contributor.authorAkampurira, Lucky
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-02T09:01:44Z
dc.date.available2021-03-02T09:01:44Z
dc.date.issued2020-12
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/9123
dc.descriptionA dissertation submitted to the Department of Biochemistry and Sports Science in partial fulfillment for the award of the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Biological) of Makerere Universityen_US
dc.description.abstractNosocomial infections are the leading cause of death in intensive care units with mortality rates as high as 60% and twice as much in patients with nosocomial infection(s). Nosocomial infections are any clinically recognizable microbiological diseases that affect the patient as a consequence of his being admitted to hospital or the hospital staff as a consequence of their work. The bacteria that are usually associated to hospital acquired infections include Streptococcus spp., Acinetobacter spp., enterococci, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, staphylococci, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Legionella and Enterobacteriaceae family members including Proteus mirablis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli (E. coli), and Serratia marcescens. In this study, the bacteriostatic and bactericidal, effects were determined to assess the efficacy of the selected disinfectants (0.5% Jik, 70% ethanol and saraya hand sanitizer) in preventing the spread of sampled nosocomial bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and Klebsiella pneumoniae). 0.5% jik was the most efficacious on all the tested bacteria followed by hand sanitizer and the least was 70% ethanol. All disinfectants hand bacteriostatic and bactericidal, effects. However, different bacterial species vary in their response to different disinfectants. This study is good for policy makers to be able to inform the public and health care units on the most effective disinfectants to be used in implementing some preventive measures such as sterilisation and disinfection.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipMakerere University.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMakerere Universityen_US
dc.subjectNosocomial infectionsen_US
dc.subjectMicrobiological diseasesen_US
dc.subjectBacteriostatic effectsen_US
dc.subjectBactericidal effectsen_US
dc.titleEfficacy of disinfectants in preventing the spread of nosocomial infectionsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US


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