How long do nosocomial pathogens

Search All. Korean English. Journal Articles Save to my academic information. How long do nosocomial pathogens persist on inanimate surfaces? Selected option view options. Abstract open button References open button. Abstract AbstractBackgroundInanimate surfaces have often been described as the source for outbreaks of nosocomial infections.

References 1. Routine surface disinfection in health care facilities: Should we do it? American Journal of Infection Control. Journal of Hospital Infection. Noskin et al. Survival of vancomycin-resistant and vancomycin-susceptible enterococci on dry surfaces. Journal of clinical microbiology. Work garments have also been described to be contaminated with various types of microorganisms.

The cuffs of long-sleeved coats frequently contact patients or environmental surfaces [6]. Soiled linen was also described as the source of tinea corporis infections in two HCWs who had only indirect contact to a patient infected with T. The survival of nosocomial pathogens on inanimate surfaces has been well described [8].

But the persistence of pathogens on different types of textiles has not been reviewed. The purpose of this review was therefore to summarize the experimental evidence on the survival and persistence of the different types of nosocomial pathogens on textiles.

A MedLine search was performed on the 29 th and 31 st of May, The following terms were used: cotton bacteria survival hits , cotton virus survival hits , cotton virus persistence 39 hits , cotton yeast survival 16 hits , cotton fungus survival hits , cotton mycobacterium survival 19 hits , polyester bacteria survival hits , polyester virus survival 57 hits , polyester virus persistence 8 hits , polyester yeast survival 13 hits , polyester fungus survival hits , polyester mycobacterium survival 13 hits , wool bacteria survival 46 hits , wool virus survival 26 hits , wool virus persistence 8 hits , wool yeast survival 5 hits , wool fungus survival 31 hits , wool mycobacterium survival 5 hits , silk bacteria survival 51 hits , silk virus survival 14 hits , silk virus persistence 0 hits , silk yeast survival 6 hits , silk fungus survival 32 hits , and silk mycobacterium survival 0 hits.

Publications were included and results were extracted from them when they provided original data on the survival or duration of persistence of bacteria, mycobacteria, fungi or viruses on textiles. Articles were excluded when they did not provide any original data on survival or persistence. Reviews were also excluded, but screened for any information within the scope of the review.

On cotton, many bacterial species are able to survive at room temperature for long periods of time, such as Enterococcus spp. Other species at a high initial cell count, however, survive only for short periods of time at room temperature, e. At lower temperatures, the survival may be longer, as shown for S. A low inoculum of approximately CFU was found for many species with only a short survival period of 2 h Acinetobacter spp.

Only Enterobacter spp. Higher air humidity was associated with longer survival of E. On synthetic fibers such as polyester, the survival times of high inocula at room temperature ranged from up to d E. A low inoculum of approximately CFU was found for many species with only a short survival period of 2 d K. Higher air humidity favored longer survival of E. High inocula applied to mixed and other fibers were able to survive at room temperature for up to 90 d Enterococcus spp.

Short survival times were found with S. Low inocula of CFU were often associated with shorter survival times, e. Longer survival was associated with higher air humidity in K. Most fungal species applied as high inocula were able to survive at room temperature on various types of fibers for 30 d or more A. Indian Strategic Studies. Goodbye to the crowded office- the way new we work togetherWorking from homeMissing social cues online.

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