Linen: The New Frontier in Infection Control and Prevention.
antibiotic-resistant microorganisms
antimicrobial textiles
copper
linen laundering
silver
Journal
AORN journal
ISSN: 1878-0369
Titre abrégé: AORN J
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0372403
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 2022
04 2022
Historique:
entrez:
25
3
2022
pubmed:
26
3
2022
medline:
16
4
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Personnel follow hospital policies and regulatory guidelines to prevent surgical site infections. However, a potentially contaminated item may be overlooked-the linen. When perioperative team members transport patients to the OR, the linen on the beds and transport carts can contain a variety of microorganisms. Textile surfaces can serve as reservoirs for microorganisms that can be transferred to health care providers, patients, and the environment. These pathogens may then infect patients, particularly those who are immunocompromised or have direct portals of entry (eg, catheters, incision sites). This article provides an overview of how microorganisms that cause health care-associated infections can survive and thrive on hospital linen and related equipment; discusses the linen laundering, transport, and storage processes and best practices; and discusses antimicrobial interventions-including a silver-ion laundering additive that was added as an infection prevention measure to the laundry production cycle at a medical center's contracted laundry facility.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
310-324Informations de copyright
© AORN, Inc, 2022.
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