Sabina Fijan (Author), Sonja Šostar-Turk (Author)

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?

Keywords

tekstilna higiena;razkuževanje;bolnišnično-pridobljene okužbe;nežive površine;prenašalci okužb;textile hygiene;disinfection;hospital-acquired infections;inanimate surfaces;infection transmission vehicles;

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Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.02 - Review Article
Organization: UM FS - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
UDC: 677.021:[648.1:61]
COBISS: 16268566 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 1660-4601
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary keywords: tekstilna higiena;razkuževanje;bolnišnično-pridobljene okužbe;nežive površine;prenašalci okužb;
URN: URN:SI:UM:
Type (COBISS): Scientific work
Pages: str. 3330-3343
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ9
Issue: ǂno. ǂ9
Chronology: 2012
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9093330
ID: 10843814