Research Unit Safety in Health, Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria; Division of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Burn Centre, Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden; Department of Surgical Sciences, Plastic Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
J Hosp Infect. 2018 Jan;98(1):102-104. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.07.034. Epub 2017 Aug 4.
Healthcare textiles are increasingly recognized as potential vehicles for transmission of hospital-acquired infections. This study tested the ability of an automated ultraviolet-C (UV-C) room disinfection device (Tru-D Smart UV-C) to decontaminate textiles inoculated with Enterococcus faecium in a clinical setting. Contaminated polycotton (50/50 polyester/cotton) swatches were distributed to predefined locations in a ward room and exposed to UV-C light. UV-C decontamination reduced E. faecium counts by a mean log reduction factor of 1.37 (all P = 0.005, Wilcoxon signed rank test). UV-C decontamination may be a feasible adjunctive measure to conventional laundering to preserve the cleanliness of healthcare textiles in ward rooms.
医疗纺织品越来越被认为是医院获得性感染传播的潜在媒介。本研究测试了一种自动化紫外线-C（UV-C）房间消毒设备（Tru-D Smart UV-C）在临床环境中对污染的屎肠球菌的消毒能力。将污染的涤棉（50/50 涤棉）样片分布在病房房间的预定位置，并暴露在 UV-C 光下。UV-C 消毒使粪肠球菌的数量平均减少了 1.37 个对数减少因子（所有 P 值均<0.005，Wilcoxon 符号秩检验）。UV-C 消毒可能是一种可行的辅助措施，与传统的洗涤一起，以保持病房房间中医疗纺织品的清洁。
