A Survey on Bacterial Contamination of Lavage Water in Electric Warm-Water Lavage Toilet Seats and of the Gluteal Cleft after Lavage
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- KATANO Hideki
- School of Health Sciences, Tokai University, Japan
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- YOKOYAMA Kumi
- School of Health Care and Nursing, Juntendo University, Japan
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- TAKEI Yasushi
- School of Health Sciences and Nursing, Juntendo University, Japan
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- TAZUME Seiki
- School of Health Sciences, Tokai University, Japan
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- TSUKIJI Mami
- Kanagawa University of Human Services, Japan
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- Matsuki Hideaki
- School of Health Sciences, Tokai University, Japan
Bibliographic Information
- Other Title
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- 温水洗浄便座の局部洗浄水および洗浄後臀部における細菌汚染調査
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Abstract
Electric warm-water lavage toilet seats are in wide use as an appliance beneficial for the maintenance of hygiene and the prophylaxis and improvement of conditions such as constipation and hemorrhoids. In this study, we surveyed the bacterial content in the lavage water of warm-water lavage toilet seats, and fecal bacterial contamination of the gluteal and genital regions due to droplet infection from post-defecation lavage, to examine the problems inherent to the use of such lavage units. The presence of viable bacteria in lavage water was confirmed in this survey. Viable bacterial counts in lavage water were 3-times higher in household units compared to units in public facilities, suggesting a correlation with the replenishment of lavage tank water with fresh water containing residual free chlorine.
Journal
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- Journal of UOEH
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Journal of UOEH 36 (2), 135-139, 2014
The University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390282680060037120
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- NII Article ID
- 110009823333
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- NII Book ID
- AN0009832X
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- COI
- 1:STN:280:DC%2BC2cfislOjtg%3D%3D
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- ISSN
- 21872864
- 0387821X
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- NDL BIB ID
- 025592995
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- PubMed
- 24930878
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- Text Lang
- en
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- JaLC
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- PubMed
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- Disallowed
