Robotic versus manual disinfection of global priority pathogens at COVID-19-dedicated hospitals.

Journal: American journal of infection control
PMID: 39848288

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Twelve bacterial families identified as global priority pathogens (GPPs) pose the greatest threat to human health due to declining antibiotic efficacy. Robotics, a swift and contactless tool for disinfecting hospital surfaces, was sought to compare with manual disinfection.

Authors

  • Sayara Bista
    Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Gopiram Syangtan
    Shi-Gan International College of Science and Technology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Kamal Darlami
    Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur, Nepal.
  • Arun Bahadur Chand
    Department of Clinical Laboratory, KIST Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Lalitpur, Nepal.
  • Shrijana Bista
    Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Mohammad Ataullah Siddiqui
    School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Lok R Pokhrel
    Department of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.
  • Prabin Dawadi
    Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal; Department of Biology, The University of Mississippi, University City, MS, USA. Electronic address: pdawadi@go.olemiss.edu.
  • Dev Raj Joshi
    Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. Electronic address: dev.joshi@cdmi.tu.edu.np.

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