Monitoring of the spread of parasitic infections in the provision of medical care

Introduction. One of the tasks of our work was a detailed study of environmental objects (inventory, dishes, diagnostic devices, surfaces), as well as determining the level of contamination of these objects with parasitic pathogens in medical institutions. Infectious pathologies of a parasitic nature associated with the provision of medical care (APMC), according to research literature, lead to a deterioration in the course of the underlying disease of patients and a sharp increase in the percentage of mortality, prolonged hospitalization, and economic costs of treatment; the development of resistance to antimicrobial drugs and disinfectants.

Purpose of research. To monitor the spread of parasitic infections in medical institutions and hospitals of various profiles.

Materials and methods. The material for the study was the data from the federal state report, samples of swabs collected and examined by sanitary and parasitological methods in medical institutions.

Results. When analyzing the samples obtained in subordinate medical institutions, that parasitic contamination was revealed to present in almost all examined environmental objects (wards, treatment rooms, showers, ultrasound rooms, laboratory and research unit)

Limitations. The study has regional (Moscow region), administrative (FMBA system) and temporal (data analysis only for 2022–2023) limitations.

Conclusion. It is necessary to develop methods and technologies for determining the ovicidal activity of various disinfectants entering the Russian market for further inclusion in the State Register of Disinfectants, that are supposed to be used as disinfectants and preventive measures in all medical institutions.

Compliance with ethical standards. The study does not require approval from a biomedical ethics committee or other documents.

Contribution:
Aslanova M.M. — concept and design of the study, collection and processing of material, writing text, compiling a list of references, statistical data processing, editing;
Zagainova A.V., Gololobova T.V., Savostikova O.N. — concept and design of the study;
Rakitina D.V., Maniya T.R. — collection and processing of material;
Androsov A.A., Avdyukhina T.I. — editing.
All authors are responsible for the integrity of all parts of the manuscript and approval of the manuscript final version.

Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Acknowledgement. The study was carried out as part of the research project, code “Monitoring”, № 123040500002–3.

Received: August 27, 2024 / Revised: October 9, 2024 / Accepted: December 3, 2024 / Published: March 31, 2025

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