A comprehensive study on infection control and liquid waste management in mortuaries

Mopuri Venkateswarlu; T Mohit Kumar Moses; Kattamreddy Ananth Rupesh; G Chandra Deepak; G  Janaki Ramudu

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Mopuri Venkateswarlu Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, ACSR GMC, Nellore.
T Mohit Kumar Moses Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam.
Kattamreddy Ananth Rupesh Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, ACSR GMC, Nellore
G Chandra Deepak Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
G Janaki Ramudu Department of Microbiology, SV Medical College, Tirupati.

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Bio medical waste management, Antibiotic resistance, Microbiological surveillance, Safe mortuary practices

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The present study was carried out to assess the biohazard status of waste generated in mortuary complex of a tertiary care hospital. Different methods were employed for isolating microbiota from surface, air, and sewers of mortuary complex. Antimicrobial resistance patterns of all isolated organisms were studied. Disinfection trials were carried out with different concentrations of household bleach, sodium hypochlorite and formaldehyde for liquid waste, surfaces, and air quality, respectively. It was established that 3.33% sodium hypochlorite was most effective for surface sterilization; formaldehyde fumigation once in week was found most satisfactory for maintaining air quality and equal quantities of 10% household bleach was found economically feasible for pre treatment of hazardous liquid waste generated in mortuaries.

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