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Oct 14, 2024

Top in ID: Color additive for disinfectant wipes; At-home STI testing for young people

A pre-post-quasi-experimental study conducted at Griffin Hospital in Derby, Connecticut, revealed that using disinfectant wipes treated with a novel color additive left hospital rooms 69.2% cleaner

A pre-post-quasi-experimental study conducted at Griffin Hospital in Derby, Connecticut, revealed that using disinfectant wipes treated with a novel color additive left hospital rooms 69.2% cleaner than using regular bleach wipes.

“The advantage of this color additive is that it provides real-time user feedback at the point of use,” Olayinka Oremade, MD, MPH, CIC, infection control manager at Griffin Hospital, told Healio. “As you’re performing the disinfection process, you can actually see surfaces that have been covered and you can see surfaces that were missed. In that way, it reinforces that need to adequately cover all surfaces with effective mechanical action.”

It was the top story in infectious disease last week.

In another top story, Healio spoke with two experts about how home self-testing for STIs might improve testing rates among adolescents and young adults.

They noted that privacy is one of the main concerns that young people have about home-based testing, along with self-administration, accuracy and cost.

Read these and more top stories in infectious disease below:

Wipes with color additive improve hospital room disinfection

An additive for disinfectant wipes that initially appears blue on surfaces and disappears after cleaning led to a significant improvement in cleanliness during a trial at a hospital, researchers reported. Read more.

Q&A: Barriers to STI self-testing among teens, young adults

Cost, discomfort with self-administration and privacy concerns are potential barriers to increasing the use of STI self-tests among adolescents and young adults, according to a study. Read more.

CDC awards $176M for public health infrastructure, workforce improvements

The CDC announced that it has awarded more than $176 million to 48 public health partners to strengthen the public health infrastructure and workforce in the United States. Read more.

Lessening the ‘ick’ in fecal microbiota-based therapies

Fecal microbiota-based therapies are becoming more prevalent in the management of Clostridioides difficile infection. Read more.

Hooked on ID with Robert A. Bonomo, MD

The professor in the Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine recounts his residency training in and why he decided to join the Public Health Service to work in underserved areas. Read more.

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