Journal of Infectious Diseases & Preventive Medicine
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Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Tokyo Healthcare University Postgraduate School, Tokiyo, Japan

Biography

Takashi Okubo is an Associate Professor at Kindai University in Japan. He was born in 1972. He received his BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees from Tokyo Metropolitan University (1999) in Japan under the supervision of Professor Susumu Kitagawa. In 1999 He worked at RIKEN as a special research associate.

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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