Distribution and molecular characterization of saffold virus and human cosavirus in children admitted to hospitals with acute gastroenteritis in Thailand, 2017-2022.

Saffold virus (SAFV) and human cosavirus (HCoSV) are emerging viruses of the Picornaviridae family. They have been shown to associate with gastrointestinal infection and more recently these viruses have also been demonstrated to associate with other clinical infections such as the respiratory tract, cardiovascular system, and the cerebral ventricular system. In this study, 2459 stool specimens collected from pediatric patients admitted to hospitals with acute gastroenteritis from January 2017 to December 2022, were screened for SAFV and HCoSV utilizing reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction.

Use of lyophilized skin for testing the bactericidal activity of teat disinfectants.

The bactericidal activities of various concentrations of 3 disinfectants commonly used for teat disinfection were compared in vitro using small discs of pig skin previously contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus. Solutions containing 40 g/l Na hypochlorite, 25 or 50 g/l chlorhexidine digluconate or iodophor containing 5 g/l iodine were found to have equivalent or superior bactericidal activity to a solution containing 10 g/l Na hypochlorite. This in vitro technique offers a convenient alternative to in vivo tests for teat disinfectants and with minor modifications could be applicable to the testing of skin antiseptics in general.