Literature DB >> 19100661

Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus contamination of healthcare workers' uniforms in long-term care facilities.

P Gaspard1, E Eschbach, D Gunther, S Gayet, X Bertrand, D Talon.   

Abstract

Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other multiply resistant bacteria are frequently isolated in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). This study evaluated the contamination of staff clothing in three LTCFs. Over 500 samples were taken from uniforms and their pockets and these samples showed a high level of MRSA contamination. Wearing plastic aprons and managing pocket contents improved the contamination rate. Our results highlight the continued importance of hand hygiene, since staff have frequent contact with their uniforms and could potentially contaminate their hands before care.

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Year:  2008        PMID： 19100661     DOI： 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.10.028

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Hosp Infect        ISSN： 0195-6701            Impact factor:   3.926


  9 in total

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2.  Healthcare personnel attire in non-operating-room settings.

Authors:  Gonzalo Bearman; Kristina Bryant; Surbhi Leekha; Jeanmarie Mayer; L Silvia Munoz-Price; Rekha Murthy; Tara Palmore; Mark E Rupp; Joshua White
Journal:  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol       Date:  2014-02       Impact factor: 3.254

3.  The potential regional impact of contact precaution use in nursing homes to control methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Authors:  Bruce Y Lee; Ashima Singh; Sarah M Bartsch; Kim F Wong; Diane S Kim; Taliser R Avery; Shawn T Brown; Courtney R Murphy; S Levent Yilmaz; Susan S Huang
Journal:  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol       Date:  2012-12-18       Impact factor: 3.254

4.  Microbiological contamination of cubicle curtains in an out-patient podiatry clinic.

Authors:  Ria Woodland; Deborah Whitham; Bill O'Neil; Simon Otter
Journal:  J Foot Ankle Res       Date:  2010-11-18       Impact factor: 2.303

5.  Handling of laundry in nursing homes in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2016 - laundry and professional clothing as potential pathways of bacterial transfer.

Authors:  Ursel Heudorf; Stefanie Gasteyer; Maria Müller; Nicole Serra; Tim Westphal; Claudia Reinheimer; Volkhard Kempf
Journal:  GMS Hyg Infect Control       Date:  2017-11-30

6.  Understanding patient preference for physician attire: a cross-sectional observational study of 10 academic medical centres in the USA.

Authors:  Christopher M Petrilli; Sanjay Saint; Joseph J Jennings; Andrew Caruso; Latoya Kuhn; Ashley Snyder; Vineet Chopra
Journal:  BMJ Open       Date:  2018-05-29       Impact factor: 2.692

Review 7.  Role of healthcare apparel and other healthcare textiles in the transmission of pathogens: a review of the literature.

Authors:  A Mitchell; M Spencer; C Edmiston
Journal:  J Hosp Infect       Date:  2015-03-31       Impact factor: 3.926

8.  The Level of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of the Physicians and Nurses About Suitable Healthcare Personnel (HCP) Attire in Hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

Authors:  Jayran Zebardast; Nikzad Eisazadeh; Khorshid Vaskooi; Fatemeh Mirbazegh
Journal:  J Family Reprod Health       Date:  2019-03

9.  What do healthcare workers in elderly care know about occupational health and safety? An explorative survey.

Authors:  Stefanie Schönrock; Anja Schablon; Albert Nienhaus; Claudia Peters
Journal:  J Occup Med Toxicol       Date:  2015-09-26       Impact factor: 2.646
  9 in total

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