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Hospital Textiles, Are They a Possible Vehicle for Healthcare-Associated Infections?

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  • Sabina Fijan

    (Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Maribor, Žitna ulica 15, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
    Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Centre for Textile Care, University of Maribor, Smetanova ulica 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia)

  • Sonja Šostar Turk

    (Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Maribor, Žitna ulica 15, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
    Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Centre for Textile Care, University of Maribor, Smetanova ulica 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia)

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?

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  • Sabina Fijan & Sonja Šostar Turk, 2012. "Hospital Textiles, Are They a Possible Vehicle for Healthcare-Associated Infections?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 9(9), pages 1-14, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:9:y:2012:i:9:p:3330-3343:d:20105
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    1. Šostar-Turk, S. & Petrinić, I. & Simonič, M., 2005. "Laundry wastewater treatment using coagulation and membrane filtration," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 44(2), pages 185-196.
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