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Substandard Laundry and Infection Outbreak
- Michael KE, No D, Roberts MC. vanA-positive multi-drug-resistant Enterococcus spp. isolated from surfaces of a US hospital laundry facility. Journal of Hospital Infection. 2017 Feb;95(2):218-223.
- Cheng VCC, Chen JHK, Wong SCY, et al. Hospital Outbreak of Pulmonary and Cutaneous Zygomycosis due to Contaminated Linen Items From Substandard Laundry. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2016 Mar;62(6):714-721.
- Duffy J, Harris J, Gade L, et al. Mucormycosis Outbreak Associated With Hospital Linens. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014:33:472-476.
- Hosein IK, Hoffman PN, Ellam S, et al. Summertime Bacillus cereus colonization of hospital newborns traced to contaminated, laundered linen. Journal of Hospital Infection. 2013 Oct;85(2):149-154.
- Balm MND, Jureen R, Teo C, et al. Hot and steamy: outbreak of Bacillus cereus in Singapore associated with construction work and laundry practices. Journal of Hospital Infection. 2012 Aug;81(4):224-230.
- Antoniadou A. Outbreaks of zygomycosis in hospitals. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2009;15(Suppl.5):55-59.
Laundry Practice
- Bockmuhl DP. Laundry hygiene—how to get more than clean. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 2017 Feb 15;122(5):1124-1133.
- Openshaw JJ, Morris WM, Lowry GV, Nazmi A. Reduction in bacterial contamination of hospital textiles by a novel silver-based laundry treatment. AJIC. 2016 Dec;44(12):1705-1708.
- Tano E, Melhus Å. Level of decontamination after washing textiles at 60°C or 70°C followed by tumble drying. Infection Ecology & Epidemiology. 2014;4:10.3402
Self-disinfection
- Sifri CD, Burke MD, Enfield KB. Reduced health care-associated infections in an acute care community hospital using a combination of self-disinfecting copper-impregnated composite hard surfaces and linens. AJIC. 2016 Dec. 44(12):1565-1571.
- Lazary A, Weinberg I, Vatine JJ, et al. Reduction of healthcare-associated infections in a long-term care brain injury ward by replacing regular linens with biocidal copper oxide impregnated linens. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2014 Jul;24:23-29.
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