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Introduction: Urinary tract infection is one of the most common nosocomial infections that mainly occur after instrumentation in urinary tract, particularly after urinary catheterization. This study was conducted to assess disinfection's effects of meatus and urinary catheter with 10% Povidone Iodine ointment on incidence of bacteriuria in hospitalized patients of neurological unit of Shohadaye Tajrish hospital in iran. Methods and Materials: This study , is a randomized clinical trail which is done on Seventy stroke's patients that were catheterized by urologic expert's selected on convenience sampling and randomly divided to tow groups (Experimental group: 35 patients, Control group: 35 patients). In the experimental group, meatus and catheter drainage tube junction were disinfected daily and spigot was disinfected tow times a day by PVP10% ointment. In the control group the cares were done by normal saline. In days: 2,5,8,11,14 a urine sample was sent to lab for culture. The maximum period of study was 14 days. Results: Incidence of bacteriuria in experimental and control groups were 20% and 42.9%, respectively. Relative risk was 2.14. In patients with positive urine cultures: puri was 85.7% in experimental group and 86.6% in control group. Clinical symptoms of UTI were seen in 28.6% in experimental group and 33.3% in control group. Conclusion: This study showed that application of povidone-iodine 10% ointment for disinfection meatus and catheter drainage tube junction is effective to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in male patients.

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Background: The conventional methods of water disinfection are chemical process, ozonation, UV radiation, membrane processes and etc. In recent years, electrolysis method has been considered that is a green process with high efficiency and not by-products. The aim of study is evaluation of efficiency of the electrolysis process with continuous flow in the disinfection of water contaminated with fecal coliform.

Materials and Methods: This study is a Descriptive - analytical study. The samples are prepared in three groups by adding domestic wastewater, manure and E.Coli colonies to distilled water. The prepared samples were introduced to continuous electrochemical reactor. The removal efficiency of electrolysis process was investigated in different conditions which include electrode material (copper and graphite compressed), reaction time (40, 50, 60 and 70 minutes), voltage 48V, distance of electrode 5 cm and the initial pH 7.

Results: The results indicate that removal efficiency depends on source of pollutant, reaction time, and type of electrode. Also the optimal efficiency for E.Coli colonies achieved in electrolysis instrument was as follows: electrode material = copper electrode, distance of electrode=5cm, applied voltage= 48V and reaction time=70 minute. Under these conditions removal efficiency was obtained 99%. No significant changes in pH, TDS and EC in different times and coliform bacteria were not created by changing the source.

Conclusion: According to the results of this study, using the electrolysis process with continuous flow, as a convenient method with high performance and environmentally, suggest for the disin fecting the water contaminated with fecal Coliform.