dc.contributor.author |
Kotsanas, D. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Wijesooriya, W.R.P.L.I. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Sloane, T. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Stuart, R. L. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Gillespie, E. E. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2015-07-26T07:19:31Z |
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dc.date.available |
2015-07-26T07:19:31Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2014 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
American Journal of Infection Control. 2014; 42(4):366-70 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0196-6553 (Print) |
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http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/8967 |
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dc.description |
Indexed in MEDLINE |
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dc.description.abstract |
BACKGROUND: The environment is a well-known source of health care-acquired infection. Because of the known risk of contamination, patient privacy curtains require frequent changes to decrease the risk of spread from patients to curtain and visa versa. METHODS: Fourteen disposable sporicidal privacy curtains were tested from December 2012 to June 2013 while hanging in a busy intensive care unit. Significant bacterial pathogens were identified and total bacteria enumerated as colony-forming units. Antimicrobial activity of curtain swatches was also tested against a range of bacteria in the laboratory. Measurements were recorded as zone of inhibition and contact inhibition. A cost analysis to replace standard curtains with disposable sporicidal curtains was also undertaken. RESULTS: Cultures grew low numbers of skin and environmental microorganisms with no methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, or Clostridium difficile detected. Vancomycin-resistant enterococci were recovered in very low numbers from 2 curtains where vancomycin-resistant enterococci-infected patients had been located. Privacy curtains demonstrated antimicrobial activity against C difficile and 13 additional bacterial pathogens. CONCLUSION:We conclude that disposable sporicidal privacy curtains are cost-effective and best replaced at 6 months in a high-risk area such as an intensive care unit. |
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dc.publisher |
Elsevier |
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dc.subject |
Bacteria-drug effects |
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dc.subject |
Bacteria- isolation and purification |
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dc.subject |
Intensive Care Units |
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Patient Isolation-methods |
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Silver-pharmacology |
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dc.subject |
Disinfectants-pharmacology |
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dc.subject |
Disposable Equipment-microbiology |
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dc.title |
The silver lining of disposable sporicidal privacy curtains in an intensive care unit |
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dc.type |
Article |
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dc.identifier.department |
Medical Microbiology |
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dc.creator.corporateauthor |
Association for Practitioners in Infection Control |
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