Journal of Infectious Diseases & Preventive Medicine
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Department of Infection Control and Prevention, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokiyo, Japan

Biography

Graduated in Psychology (UEM), she has a postdoctoral degree at the Graduate Program in School Psychology and Human Development (Institute of Psychology - USP), a doctorate in School Education (UNESP/Araraquara). He is a Master and Specialist in Education (UEM). She is an associate professor at the Department of Psychology and at the Graduate Program in Psychology at UEM, where she served as coordinator (2011-2014) and deputy coordinator (2008-2011, 2016-2018).

Publications

• Research Article   
  The Importance of the Washing Evaluation of Flusher Disinfector in the Medical Site: Visual Evaluation with the ISO Standardized Test Soil and Adenosine Triphosphate Level
  Author(s): Mari Shima*, Rika oshida and Takashi Okubu Y
  
  Background: The Flasher Disinfector (FD) is designed to help reusable urinals and bedpans to be emptied, cleaned, and disinfected. Since FD may be used for bedpans exposed to heat-resistant bacteria such as Clostridioides difficile and Enterococci, ensuring washing of the human waste container is an important factor in preventing Hospital Associated Infections. Objective: To examine washing evaluation method of FD installed in the medical site by visual evaluation with ISO test soil and Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) measurement. Methods: The test soil shown in ISO15883-5 was applied to the bedpan by two methods and then visually evaluated on a four-step scale. The ATP value on the surface of the bedpan corresponding to each scale was measured, and the correlation with the visual scale was confirmed.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-8731.21.9.225

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