Disinfectants are chemical substances used to control, prevent or destroy microorganisms. These products are also substances used for disinfection purposes, which damage the cell membrane function of microorganisms, denature cell proteins, affect nucleic acids by disrupting the activity of enzymes, and have microbicidal or microbiostatic effects. Therefore, disinfectant impact on bacteria is very important.
In many places such as health facilities, hospitals, food products, manufacturing facilities and homes, some disinfectant effectiveness against bacteria is needed to eliminate diseases caused by microorganisms. If these disinfectants are not used under the right conditions, they can pose a great danger to people exposed to them. In fact, some disinfectants can have flammable and explosive properties. They can react violently with incompatible chemicals and produce toxic gasses. All chemical disinfectants are inherently potentially toxic and harmful to living organisms. Like all other toxic substances, chemical disinfectants can pose great harm to humans after being ingested.
Chemical disinfectants are safe and effective tools when used under appropriate conditions with safety precautions. If used incorrectly, they can be very harmful to those exposed to them. Disinfection covers a process in which chemical or physical tools are used to control or destroy certain microorganisms that can cause diseases.
Disinfectant action on bacterial cells such as viruses, bacteria or fungi is the power to fight against bacterial effects that can be harmful to human health.
Although many different types of disinfectants are not very specific in their actions, they have disinfectant properties on bacteria. Chemical disinfectants can be grouped according to the chemical properties they contain. The concentration of the disinfectant used to destroy microorganisms, such as breaking down the cell wall, denaturing lipids or proteins, oxidation, alkylation, and the effectiveness of disinfectant solutions work according to different modes of action such as temperature, contact time, pH, presence of organic substances and metal ions.
The type of disinfectant to be used varies according to some special situations. Some disinfectants are preferred because of their broad spectrum of microorganisms that can be destroyed for effective disinfection. Others can destroy fewer disease-causing organisms. However, chemical disinfectants are preferred because they are less or non-toxic to human health and the level of disinfection required is low. There are some disinfectants that have a surfactant effect and are used to clean and disinfect in "one-step" processes.
Disinfection covers all applications performed after the cleaning phase to eliminate microorganisms that may cause disease on the environment and materials or to reduce them to the lowest level so that they do not cause disease.
In disinfection applications, physical or chemical substances kill pathogenic microorganisms on inanimate materials using appropriate methods. Disinfection has become one of the terms that comes to the agenda a lot with epidemic diseases. It is always applied especially in health institutions such as hospitals. In other words, reducing bacteria with disinfectants is a daily routine in these buildings.
Disinfection is the process of killing or reducing bacteria and fungi that can cause infection using substances such as detergents and water. Soaps and detergents used during cleaning do not have antibacterial properties. At this point, the main thing and the real effect is only mechanical cleaning.
This process, which has a very important effect in protecting against infections in the hospital environment, is the elimination of potentially pathogenic microorganisms on inanimate objects by chemical substances or physical applications based on heat. Disinfection differs from sterilization in that it does not have sporicidal activity. In other words, when disinfection is applied, it is not necessary to kill all microorganisms in the environment. However, it is considered sufficient to reduce their numbers to an acceptable level. Killing bacteria with disinfectants reduces their numbers to a large extent, even if it does not completely eliminate them.
The disinfection process is carried out with chemical and physical methods. Chemical substances are used in this process. All of these substances are called disinfectants. Disinfection can be categorized into 3 different groups according to the level of elimination of microorganisms that cause diseases in non-living objects. These are listed as follows:
High-level disinfection: It is applied in a shorter time than required for sterilization with chemicals that have sporicidal properties. It inactivates all microorganisms except for some very resistant bacterial spores. The process is completed with high-level disinfectants.
Medium-level disinfection: It is a type of disinfection that has no effect on bacterial spores, but has an effect on micro bacteria and other microorganisms.
Low-level disinfection: It is a type of disinfection that is ineffective against bacterial spores, micro bacteria and non-enveloped viruses, but is effective against some vegetative microorganisms. It is a process that can be definitely and absolutely germ-free as a result of sterilization processes. The probability of a single living microorganism remaining is low.
Disinfection is different from sterilization. It is the process of removing pathogenic microorganisms from an object or substance. Although sterilization is a more decisive process, disinfection has a much wider spectrum. It can be done at high, medium and low levels according to the levels of affecting bacterial spores and micro bacteria.
The environment should be ventilated daily and the items used should be cleaned frequently, especially in public areas, to minimize the spread of diseases and bacteria. It is very important to pay attention to the cleaning of frequently touched surfaces. For this purpose, the use of disinfectant after the detergent used will greatly reduce bacteria. Otherwise, epidemics and unwanted problems may occur.
Disinfection is necessary for the reliable functioning of products that will be reused, especially in crowded environments. It is very important to disinfect and sterilize medical devices, especially if they are open to infection, and then use them. Otherwise, it will not be possible to prevent the spread of diseases.
Appropriate cleaning and disinfection procedures should be applied in crowded areas, especially in hospitals. These areas should be cleaned and disinfected using appropriate cleaning materials. Due to the impact of disinfectants on microbial life, frequently touched areas should be determined in advance and cleaned with these products.
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