TITLE:
Ultra-Violet (UV): A Good Bacterial Sterilizer?
AUTHORS:
Sira Sidibe, Mouhamadou Moustapha Boye, Maryam Mouhamadou, Ali Traore
KEYWORDS:
Sterilization, Ultraviolet Radiation, Bactericide, Quality Control, Bacteria
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Biosciences and Medicines,
Vol.11 No.2,
February
14,
2023
ABSTRACT: Introduction: The aim of this study was to improve the DISTER-UV and to perform microbiological quality control at the biomedical laboratory of the West African Polytechnic University from January 2022 to November 2022. Methodology: During this eleven-month prospective study, we set up a quality control device (QCD). For microbiological quality control, we performed different cultures of bacteria with different bacteriological and morphological characteristics at T0 (no sterilization) and at T30 (after 30 minutes of sterilization under DISTER-UV). Results: After the realization, the DCQ attached to the DISTER-UV1 allows to display of the UV wavelength present in the light box. This device also displays and alerts when the UV intensity emitted by the lamps is below 250 nm. During microbiological quality control, the cultures carried out at T30 and incubated for 24 hours did not reveal any bacterial colonies. This shows the bactericidal character of DISTER-UV-2. Conclusion: The improvement and the microbiological quality control allowed us to switch from DISTER-UV1 (without sensor) to DISTER-UV-2 (with sensor or DCQ). The biological control allowed us to affirm that the DISTER-UV-2 is bactericidal.