Hospital textiles, are they a possible vehicle for healthcare-associated infections?

Abstract:

:Textiles are a common material in healthcare facilities; therefore it is important that they do not pose as a vehicle for the transfer of pathogens to patients or hospital workers. During the course of use hospital textiles become contaminated and laundering is necessary. Laundering of healthcare textiles is most commonly adequate, but in some instances, due to inappropriate disinfection or subsequent recontamination, the textiles may become a contaminated inanimate surface with the possibility to transfer pathogens. In this review we searched the published literature in order to answer four review questions: (1) Are there any reports on the survival of microorganisms on hospital textiles after laundering? (2) Are there any reports that indicate the presence of microorganisms on hospital textiles during use? (3) Are there any reports that microorganisms on textiles are a possible source infection of patients? (4) Are there any reports that microorganisms on textiles are a possible source infection for healthcare workers?

authors

Fijan S,Turk SŠ

doi

10.3390/ijerph9093330

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-09-14 00:00:00

pages

3330-43

issue

9

eissn

1661-7827

issn

1660-4601

pii

ijerph9093330

journal_volume

9

pub_type

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