Cross Contamination of Inpatient Bed Sheet: An Evaluation
- VernacularTitle:住院患者床单位污染的调查
- Author:
Weihong YOU
;
Xiaozhen ZHONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Mattress;
Cotton quilt;
Pillow;
Bacteriological study
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
1994;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE Through studying the bacteria spreading in the in-hospital patients′ mattresses,cotton quilts,and pillows,to analyze the possible factors that could lead to the cross-infections among the(patients).METHODS Using the technique stipulated in the Regulations of Sterilization Techniques(Ministry of Health,2002) GB15982-1995A_3,30 samples were collected from each group of mattresses,cotton quilts,and pillows,and were examined through bacteriological lab investigations.RESULTS There were different types of(bacteria) in the mattresses,cotton quilts,and pillows;the spread of the bacteria was various.CONCLUSIONS The(percentage) of infection in the pillows is higher than the percentage in the mattresses and the cotton quilts.There are different types of bacteria existing in the samples taken,and the spreading of the bacteria varies.
