An effective intervention to improve the cleanliness of medical lead clothes in an orthopedic specialized hospital - 01/11/16
Doi : 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.06.002
Lu Chen, MD, MPH a, b, YingJun Xu, MD, MPH a, Fengxia Zhang, RN b, Qingfeng Yang, MS c, Juxiang Yuan, MD, PhD a, * 
a College of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei, China
b Department of Infection Control, The Second Hospital of Tangshan, Tangshan, Hebei, China
c National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
*Address correspondence to Juxiang Yuan, MD, PhD, College of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, Hebei 063000, China. (J. Yuan).College of Public HealthNorth China University of Science and TechnologyTangshanHebei063000China
Abstract |
Dirty medical lead clothes, contaminated with blood or other infected material, may carry ongoing bioburden, which increase the risk of hospital-acquired infection. In this study, we investigated medical lead clothes contamination levels and assessed the effectiveness of the intervention that was constructed to improve the cleanliness of lead clothes.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Medical lead clothes, disinfection, operating room, orthopedic operation
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| Funding/Support: Supported by the Graduate Student Innovation Fund of North China University of Science and Technology (no. 2015B10). |
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| Conflicts of Interest: None to report. |
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Vol 44 - N° 11
P. e269-e270 - novembre 2016 Retour au numéro
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