The role of textiles as fomites in the healthcare environment: a review of the infection control risk

Microbial Contamination of Medical Staff Clothing During Patient Care Activities: Performance of Decontamination of Domestic Versus Industrial Laundering Procedures

(2020) Angela Chiereghin et al.   CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY

Persistence of coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces and their inactivation with biocidal agents

(2020) G. Kampf et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

A familial cluster of pneumonia associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus indicating person-to-person transmission: a study of a family cluster

(2020) Jasper Fuk-Woo Chan et al.   LANCET

Reducing transmission of SARS-CoV-2

(2020) Kimberly A. Prather et al.   SCIENCE

Virology, Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Control of COVID-19

(2020) Yuefei Jin et al.   Viruses-Basel

Transmission of COVID-19 to Health Care Personnel During Exposures to a Hospitalized Patient — Solano County, California, February 2020

(2020) Amy Heinzerling et al.   MMWR-MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT

Bacterial contamination of medical providers’ white coats and surgical scrubs: A systematic review

(2019) Shreya Goyal et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Multidrug-resistant Organisms in Hospitals: What Is on Patient Hands and in Their Rooms?

(2019) Lona Mody et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The efficacy of a simulated tunnel washer process on removal and destruction of Clostridioides difficile spores from health care textiles

(2019) Kevin McLaren et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Biocide resistance and transmission of Clostridium difficile spores spiked onto clinical surfaces from an American healthcare facility

(2019) Calie Dyer et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Role of fabric properties, moisture and friction in transfer of bacteria from fabric to fabric

(2019) Swati Varshney et al.   TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL

The Washing Machine as a Reservoir for Transmission of Extended-Spectrum-Beta-Lactamase (CTX-M-15)-Producing Klebsiella oxytoca ST201 to Newborns

(2019) Ricarda M. Schmithausen et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

An outbreak of ST307 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)–producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a rehabilitation center: An unusual source and route of transmission

(2019) Marrit B. Boonstra et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Effect of copper-impregnated composite bed linens and patient gowns on healthcare-associated infection rates in six hospitals

(2018) J.P. Butler   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Transfer of pathogens to and from patients, healthcare providers, and medical devices during care activity—a systematic review and meta-analysis

(2018) Aline Wolfensberger et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Efficacy of laundering and tumble-drying in reducing microbial contamination of wastewater treatment plant worker coveralls

(2018) Rasha Maal-Bared   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

From ward to washer: The survival of Clostridium difficile spores on hospital bed sheets through a commercial UK NHS healthcare laundry process

(2018) Joanna Tarrant et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Four Steps to Clean Hospitals: Look; Plan; Clean; and Dry

(2018) Stephanie J. Dancer et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

(2018) Spencer L James et al.   LANCET

Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

(2018) Gregory A Roth et al.   LANCET

A Randomized Trial to Determine Whether Wearing Short-Sleeved White Coats Reduces the Risk for Pathogen Transmission

(2017) Amrita R. John et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Laundry hygiene-how to get more than clean

(2017) D.P. Bockmühl   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

The effect of low-temperature laundering and detergents on the survival of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus on textiles used in healthcare uniforms

(2017) K. Riley et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

The Epidemiology of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae: The Impact and Evolution of a Global Menace

(2017) Latania K. Logan et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The survival and inactivation of enteric viruses on soft surfaces: A systematic review of the literature

(2016) Thomas Yeargin et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Invasive Cutaneous Rhizopus Infections in an Immunocompromised Patient Population Associated with Hospital Laundry Carts

(2016) Lisa J. Teal et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Healthcare Personnel Attire and Devices as Fomites: A Systematic Review

(2016) Nicholas Haun et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Clostridium difficile infection incidence: impact of audit and feedback programme to improve room cleaning

(2016) A. Smith et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Transmission of SARS and MERS coronaviruses and influenza virus in healthcare settings: the possible role of dry surface contamination

(2016) J.A. Otter et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Survival of Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa on cotton

(2016) Sabina Fijan et al.   TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL

Coliform bacteria, fabrics, and the environment

(2015) Victoria J. Colclasure et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Hospital Outbreak of Pulmonary and Cutaneous Zygomycosis due to Contaminated Linen Items From Substandard Laundry

(2015) Vincent C. C. Cheng et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Candida and Fusarium species known as opportunistic human pathogens from customer-accessible parts of residential washing machines

(2015) Monika Novak Babič et al.   Fungal Biology

Healthcare Laundry and Textiles in the United States: Review and Commentary on Contemporary Infection Prevention Issues

(2015) Lynne M. Sehulster   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Risk of organism acquisition from prior room occupants: a systematic review and meta-analysis

(2015) B.G. Mitchell et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Bacterial Exchange in Household Washing Machines

(2015) Chris Callewaert et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Microbial aerosol liberation from soiled textiles isolated during routine residuals handling in a modern health care setting

(2015) Alina Handorean et al.   Microbiome

Hospital Clostridium difficile outbreak linked to laundry machine malfunction

(2014) Shelini Sooklal et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Reduction of healthcare-associated infections in a long-term care brain injury ward by replacing regular linens with biocidal copper oxide impregnated linens

(2014) A. Lazary et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Impact of wash cycle time, temperature and detergent formulation on the hygiene effectiveness of domestic laundering

(2014) M. Honisch et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Mucormycosis Outbreak Associated With Hospital Linens

(2014) Jonathan Duffy et al.   PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL

Does improving surface cleaning and disinfection reduce health care-associated infections?

(2013) Curtis J. Donskey   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Transfer Efficiency of Bacteria and Viruses from Porous and Nonporous Fomites to Fingers under Different Relative Humidity Conditions

(2013) Gerardo U. Lopez et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Summertime Bacillus cereus colonization of hospital newborns traced to contaminated, laundered linen

(2013) I.K. Hosein et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Global implementation of WHO's multimodal strategy for improvement of hand hygiene: a quasi-experimental study

(2013) Benedetta Allegranzi et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Associations between bacterial contamination of health care workers' hands and contamination of white coats and scrubs

(2012) L. Silvia Munoz-Price et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Hospital privacy curtains are frequently and rapidly contaminated with potentially pathogenic bacteria

(2012) Michael Ohl et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Differential laundering practices of white coats and scrubs among health care professionals

(2012) L. Silvia Munoz-Price et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Gordonia bronchialis Sternal Wound Infection in 3 Patients following Open Heart Surgery: Intraoperative Transmission from a Healthcare Worker

(2012) Shaneka N. Wright et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Prospective study on the effect of shirt sleeves and ties on the transmission of bacteria to patients

(2012) R.L. Weber et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Hot and steamy: outbreak of Bacillus cereus in Singapore associated with construction work and laundry practices

(2012) M.N.D. Balm et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Efficiency of four sampling methods used to detect two common nosocomial pathogens on textiles

(2012) Urška Rabuza et al.   TEXTILE RESEARCH JOURNAL

Hospital Textiles, Are They a Possible Vehicle for Healthcare-Associated Infections?

(2012) Sabina Fijan et al.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Survival and transmission of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from fomites

(2011) Rishi Desai et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Comparison of bacteria on new, disposable, laundered, and unlaundered hospital scrubs

(2011) Jeanne M. Nordstrom et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Effectiveness of Low-Temperature Domestic Laundry on the Decontamination of Healthcare Workers' Uniforms

(2011) N. Lakdawala et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Newly cleaned physician uniforms and infrequently washed white coats have similar rates of bacterial contamination after an 8-hour workday: A randomized controlled trial

(2011) Marisha Burden et al.   Journal of Hospital Medicine

Role of hospital surfaces in the transmission of emerging health care-associated pathogens: Norovirus, Clostridium difficile, and Acinetobacter species

(2010) David J. Weber et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Bacillus cereus bacteremia outbreak due to contaminated hospital linens

(2010) T. Sasahara et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Transmission of nosocomial pathogens by white coats: an in-vitro model

(2010) D.L. Butler et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

The contribution of beds to healthcare-associated infection: the importance of adequate decontamination

(2008) E. Creamer et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION