Steam disinfection of toothbrushes from patients with cystic fibrosis: Evidence-based recommendations.
Beverley Cherie MillarMollie MaguireRachel E MooreAlan MurphyJohn McCaughanJonathan StirlingJohn E MoorePublished in: Pediatric pulmonology (2020)
Steam disinfection offers a relatively simple, cheap and available method of eliminating non-spore-forming CF pathogens on toothbrushes. Toothbrushes should be thoroughly rinsed after each use before steam disinfection, to remove plaque, epithelial cells, and residual toothpaste. Toothbrushes should be steam disinfected after each use employing a baby bottle steam disinfector, adhering to manufacturers' operating instructions and stored in the disinfector until next used within 12 to 24 hours. Toothbrushes should be replaced every 3 to 4 months, or sooner if the bristles look worn out, as well as every time a pulmonary exacerbation occurs or every time the patient is treated for a pulmonary/throat infection. Steam disinfection of toothbrushes is crucial when the patient is undergoing eradication regimes for P. aeruginosa and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, so that the patient does not become reinfected from this source, thereby aiding eradication and enhancing patient safety.
Keyphrases
- drinking water
- patient safety
- methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- case report
- pulmonary hypertension
- newly diagnosed
- staphylococcus aureus
- end stage renal disease
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- quality improvement
- ejection fraction
- cystic fibrosis
- coronary artery disease
- prognostic factors
- intensive care unit
- helicobacter pylori
- multidrug resistant
- clinical practice
- ionic liquid
- respiratory failure