Treating patient textiles with ionic silver after washing can decrease microbial contamination, according to an article on the Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality website.
In a recent study in the American Journal of Infection Control, researchers compared sheets treated with a water-based ionic silver treatment with untreated laundered sheets.
Researchers found the treatment resulted in a greater decrease in the presence Staphylococcus aureus contamination.
"Ionic silver treatment of textiles may prove useful in hospital-acquired infection reduction strategies," according to the study's authors.
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