Silver-based treatment reduces bacteria in hospital laundry

Treating patient textiles with ionic silver after washing can decrease contamination


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.

Read the article.

 



September 20, 2016


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