Relationship between the Contamination of the Nurse's Caps and Their Period of Use in Terms of Microorganism Numbers

Shintani, Hideharu; Hayashi, Fumie; Sakakibara, Yasuhisa; Kurosu, Shinobu; Miki, Akiko; Furukawa, T

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“…There have been a number of publications identifying articles of clothing as potential sources of infection for patients. [1][2][3][4] By the nature of their job, healthcare workers are exposed to a wide range of microorganisms, many of which have a role to play in HAI. These microorganisms are often shed from sick patients or are frequently present in the environment and may contaminate the nurse's uniform.…”

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

Lakdawala

Pham

Shah

et al. 2011

Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol.

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Our conclusions are that laundry in a domestic situation at 60°C (140°F) for 10 minutes is sufficient to decontaminate hospital uniforms and reduces the bacterial load by more than 7-log reduction, that items left in the pockets are decontaminated to the same extent, that the addition of either a biological detergent or a nonbiological detergent is beneficial in removing MRSA from experimentally contaminated swatches, and that uniforms become recontaminated with low numbers of principally gram-negative bacteria after laundry but that these are effectively removed by ironing.

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

Lakdawala

Pham

Shah

et al. 2011

Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol.

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“…Transmission methods of microorganisms in hospitals include: 1) Transmission by contact (direct contact surfaces of the body and the physical transfer of microorganisms between a susceptible host and an infected or colonized person with microbes; indirect contact of a susceptible host with contaminated equipment, needles, bandages, gloves; and droplet produced by a person during sneezing, coughing and talking, suctioning or bronchoscopy and the contact by the conjunctiva, nasal mucosa); 2) Transmitted through the air (Airborne); 3) Transmitted by contaminated joint food, water, medicines and contaminated equipment; and 4) Transmission by vectors such as mosquitoes, flies and mice that have little significance in the transmission of nosocomial infections (14). Predisposing factors of nosocomial infections include age, systemic disorders, congenital or acquired immune deficiency, defense mucocutaneous, anesthesia and sedation, the use of antibiotic, colonization of flora, urinary tract infections, and latent infections (15, 16). Different types of nosocomial infections include: a) Surgical wound infection; b) Blood infection or sepsis (sepsis); c) Urinary tract infections; d) Pneumonia (respiratory infection).…”

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“…Each of these infections have different symptoms. The common symptoms consist of fever, chills, rapid heart rate, hypotension, dizziness, urine reduction, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, skin rash, red rash or red spots on the body and joint pain (15, 16). The most common nosocomial infections are respiratory and urinary tract infection (17, 18).…”

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Impact of garlic tablets on nosocomial infections in hospitalized patients in intensive care units

Madineh

Yadollahi

et al. 2017

Electron physician

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BackgroundNosocomial infections are one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity in hospitals, especially in intensive care units (ICUs).ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to examine the impact of garlic tablets on nosocomial infections in hospitalized patients in intensive care units.MethodsThis clinical trial was carried out on 94 patients, admitted to the intensive care units in Kashani and Al-Zahra hospitals from January 21, 2014 to December 20, 2014. Firstly, the patients were randomly selected by simple sampling, then they were assigned into case and control groups. The case group administered one 400 mg garlic tablet daily for 6 days and the control group received placebo. During the study, inflammatory blood factors and infection occurrence in the two groups were compared. The Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 22 through descriptive tests such as independent t-test, Chi-square test, ANOVA and exact Fisher test for the analyses of primary and secondary outcomes.ResultsDuring the study period, 78 cases of intravenous catheter tip were sent to laboratory for culture, of which, 37 cases were in the intervention group and 41 in the control group. Culture results of Catheter tips was positive in 5 cases and all five cases were in the control group. Frequency distribution of catheter tip culture was significantly higher in the control group than that of the intervention group (p=0.03).ConclusionBased on the results of our study, in people with weakened immune systems and in people with high incidence of opportunistic infections, it is necessary to strengthen their body’s immune system stimulants before dealing with these infectious agents, and cause decrease in the diseases insusceptible people. It was suggested that garlic supplementation has shown to be effective in patients admitted to ICU, who are highly susceptible to nosocomial infection, and it can be used for the prevention of septicemia and urinary tract infections. However, further research with larger sample size is needed.Trial registrationThe trial was registered at the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (http://www.irct.ir) with the Irct ID: IRCT207406156480N6.FundingShahrekord University of Medical Sciences financially supported this research.

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Semmelweis’ present day follow-up: Updating bacterial sampling and enrichment in clinical hygiene

Hakalehto

2006

Pathophysiology

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Relationship between the Contamination of the Nurse's Caps and Their Period of Use in Terms of Microorganism Numbers

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References 38 publications

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

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

Impact of garlic tablets on nosocomial infections in hospitalized patients in intensive care units

Semmelweis’ present day follow-up: Updating bacterial sampling and enrichment in clinical hygiene

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