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dc.contributor.author | Kotsanas, D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Wijesooriya, W.R.P.L.I. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sloane, T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Stuart, R. L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gillespie, E. E. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-07-26T07:19:31Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-07-26T07:19:31Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.citation | American Journal of Infection Control. 2014; 42(4):366-70 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0196-6553 (Print) | |
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dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/8967 | en |
dc.description | Indexed in MEDLINE | en. |
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. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.subject | Bacteria-drug effects | en_US |
dc.subject | Bacteria- isolation and purification | en_US |
dc.subject | Intensive Care Units | en_US |
dc.subject | Patient Isolation-methods | en_US |
dc.subject | Silver-pharmacology | en_US |
dc.subject | Disinfectants-pharmacology | en_US |
dc.subject | Disposable Equipment-microbiology | en_US |
dc.title | The silver lining of disposable sporicidal privacy curtains in an intensive care unit | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.department | Medical Microbiology | en |
dc.creator.corporateauthor | Association for Practitioners in Infection Control | en. |
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