Disinfection of Hospitals: International Experience during COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors

  • Hussain Abdullah Hassan Almakrami (1) *, Mahdi Yahya Said Al Yami (2), Hamad Saleh Hadi Al Abbas (3), Manea Ali Fohaid Alsulayman (4), Muhammad Ali Muhammad Al Mansour (5), Hassan Mohammed Hassan Grsshah (6), Ali Hussein Ali Alabbas (7), Abdullah Hamad Saleh Almansoor (8), Nasser Ali Mohammed Al Jarah (7), Mohammed Mahdi A Al Shamlan (9), Salem Mubarak Salem Alyami (10) (1) Radiological Department, Forensic Medical Services Canter, Saudi Arabia. (2) Emergency Medical Services, Asir Ambulance Transport, Saudi Arabia. (3) Public Health, Department of Academic and Training Affairs, Saudi Arabia. (4) Health Informatics, Khubash General Hospital, Saudi Arabia. (5) Dental Assistant, General Directorate of Health Affairs in Najran, Saudi Arabia. (6) Health Administration, Public Health Department, Najran, Saudi Arabia. (7) Public Health, Public Health Department, Najran, Saudi Arabia. (8) Radiology, Public Health Department, Najran, Saudi Arabia. (9) Public Health, Najran General Hospital, Najran, Saudi Arabia. (10) Health Administration, Najran General Hospital, Najran, Saudi Arabia.

Keywords:

COVID-19, Disinfectant, Ozone, Chlorine, Saudi

Abstract

Introduction: Several methods of environmental disinfection were used to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission including chemical, physical, radiation, and combinations of these methods. We summarize and review the latest results about the disinfection methods against COVID-19 in a hospital setting.
Methods: The following search term was used: (COVID-19 OR corona OR MERS-CoV-2) AND (disinfect* OR UV OR Ozone OR Chlorine) in the title and abstract. A literature search was also performed to retrieve study articles regarding Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) and disinfection in dental clinics. The final search identified that five groups of disinfectants include: Bleach (chlorine-containing disinfectants), alcohol, UV irradiation, Hydrogen peroxide, and other disinfectants (e.g., ethylene oxide, glutaraldehyde, quaternary ammonium disinfectants, chlorhexidine Gluconate, povidone-iodine, peroxyacetic acid were used against COVID-19 in different spaces.
Results: The initial search identified 320 articles and then 60 articles that were closely relevant to our subject were selected. After the screening of the titles and abstracts of these articles, 21 articles that include clear information about the types and applications of different disinfectants were selected and the full text of them was evaluated by two of the authors independently. Then the results of these articles were extracted and the types of disinfectants used in different places were determined and summarized.

 

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Published

2022-11-25

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2023): Beyond COVID-19

Section

Articles