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Glowicz J, Benowitz I, Arduino MJ, Li R, Wu K, Jordan A, Toda M, Garner K, Gold JAW. Keeping health care linens clean: Underrecognized hazards and critical control points to avoid contamination of laundered health care textiles. Am J Infect Control 2022; 50:1178-1181. [PMID: 35868458 PMCID: PMC9628009 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.06.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
Outbreaks of health care-associated infections, particularly invasive mold infections, have been linked to environmental contamination of laundered health care textiles. Contamination may occur at the laundry or health care facility. This report highlights underrecognized hazards, control points, and actions that infection preventionists can take to help decrease the potential for patient exposure to contaminated health care textiles. Infection preventionists can use the checklists included in this report to assess laundry and health care facility management of laundered health care textiles.
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Affiliation(s)
- Janet Glowicz
- Prevention and Response Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA.
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- Prevention and Response Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
| | - Matthew J Arduino
- Prevention and Response Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
| | - Ruoran Li
- Prevention and Response Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
| | - Karen Wu
- Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
| | - Alexander Jordan
- Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
| | - Mitsuru Toda
- Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
| | | | - Jeremy A W Gold
- Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
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