REDUCING THE NUMBER OF BACTERIAL COLONIES USING ECOCID®S (POTASSIUM PEROXYSULPHATE BASED DISINFECTANT) AT SMALL ANIMAL CLINIC

Abstract

A clinical study has been conducted to test the efficacy of Ecocid ® S, a biocidal agent. The active substance is potassium peroxysulphate and is used in clinical practice after the mechanical cleaning of various surfaces that act as potential sources of infection transmission. We determined 29 swabbing points, from which 87 samples were collected with cotton swabs. Swabs were submitted for microbiological testing to evaluate microbial contamination before cleaning, and before and after disinfection with Ecocid ® S. We submitted 63 swabs from 21 swabbing points for further statistical analysis. Five swabs were excluded because the presence of bacteria in the swabs before disinfection had not been determined. The clinical study on the efficacy of Ecocid ® S disinfectant showed that it is effective with an average reduction in contamination of 95.75%. The disinfectant was also active with a significantly reduced time of action: it was removed with dry paper towels from all sampling points, except the floor scales, only 5 to 10 minutes after application. The time required for the proper preparation of examination tables and other equipment in clinical practice is of vital importance for a smooth workflow. Key words: animals; disinfection; potassium peroxysulphate; Ecocid ® S ZMANJSANJE STEVILA BAKTERIJ PO UPORABI RAZKUŽILA ECOCID ® S (RAZKUŽILO NA OSNOVI KALIJEVEGA PEROKSISULFATA) V PROSTORIH KLINIKE ZA MALE ŽIVALI Povzetek: S klinicno studijo smo želeli ugotoviti ucinkovitosti biocidnega razkužila ECOCID®S. Aktivna snov v razkužilu je kalijev peroksisulfat, ki se na klinikah uporablja za razkuževanje razlicnih povrsin, ki predstavljajo kljucna mesta za prenos okužb, po njihovem mehanicnem ciscenju. Dolocili smo 29 vzorcnih mest, na katerih smo z uporabo bombažnih brisov odvzeli 87 vzorcev. Z mikrobioloskim testiranjem smo ugotavljali stopnjo kontaminacije pred ciscenjem, ter pred in po razkuževanju z ECOCID®S. Za statisticno obdelavo smo uporabili 63 rezultatov z 21 vzorcnih mest. Pet rezultatov je bilo izlocenih iz obdelave, ker je bila že pred razkuževanjem stopnja kontaminacije pod mejo detekcije uporabljene metode. S klinicno studijo ucinkovitosti razkužila Ecocid®S smo ugotovili povprecno 95,75 % zmanjsanje stevila kontaminantov po uporabi razkužila. Razkužilo je bilo ucinkovito tudi ob skrajsanem casu delovanja le 5 do 10 minut po nanosu. Zaradi zagotavljanja tekocega dela na kliniki je izredno pomemben cas, ki je potreben za ustrezno pripravo povrsin in druge opreme za pregled živali, zato je razkužilo Ecocid ®  S primerno za uporabo na veterinarskih klinikah, saj hitro in ucinkovito zmanjsa bakterijsko kontaminacijo. Kljucne besede: živali; dezinfekcija; kalijev peroksisulfat; Ecocid ®  S