کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5566325 | 1563450 | 2016 | 4 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• Patient textiles are contaminated with S aureus and MRSA before patient use.
• Bacterial contamination of textiles increases with use.
• Treating textiles with ionic silver after washing reduces bacteria contamination.
• Silver treatment of textiles leads to reductions in S aureus and MRSA contamination.
• Treating textiles with ionic silver may decrease hospital acquired infections.
Treating hospital patient textiles with ionic silver after each washing results in a significant decrease in microbial contamination. Although further study is needed to better understand the role textiles play in hospital-acquired infections and to quantify the influence of silver textile treatment on health care-associated infection risk and patient outcomes, ionic silver treatment of textiles may prove useful in hospital-acquired infection reduction strategies.
Journal: American Journal of Infection Control - Volume 44, Issue 12, 1 December 2016, Pages 1705–1708