Data di Pubblicazione:
2012
Citazione:
Antibacterial finishing reduces hospital textiles contamination. An experimental study / C.L. Romanò, D. Romanò, E. De Vecchi, N. Logoluso, L. Drago. - In: EUROPEAN ORTHOPAEDICS AND TRAUMATOLOGY. - ISSN 1867-4569. - 3:3(2012), pp. 177-182. [10.1007/s12570-012-0114-x]
Abstract:
Introduction and methods Contaminated dressings are particularly
suitable for growth of microorganisms and a wellknown
source of bacterial spreading in the hospital environment.
This study evaluates the bacterial contamination of
white coats and surgical gowns and drapes treated with a
novel antibacterial finishing technology of hospital textiles.
Bacterial contamination rates of untreated white coats and
surgical gowns and drapes were compared to treated textiles.
In vitro determination of antibacterial activity against reference
bacterial strains and clinical isolates was performed
according to the European guideline EN ISO 20645. Efficacy
of the treatment was verified in clinical setting by comparing
the amount of bacteria isolated from treated and untreated
textiles used for clinical and surgical activities.
Result and conclusion Treated textiles demonstrated in vitro
activity against most of the tested microorganisms with the
exception of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Bacterial contamination
was markedly lower for treated white coats after
1 week of use and for surgical gowns and textiles at the
end of surgery when compared to untreated dressings and
textiles used in the same conditions. The tested treatment
proved to be able to reduce bacterial contamination of
hospital textiles both in vitro and in the clinical and surgical
settings.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Elenco autori:
C.L. Romanò, D. Romanò, E. De Vecchi, N. Logoluso, L. Drago
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