How Clean Is the Linen at My Hospital? The Mucorales on Unclean Linen Discovery Study of Large United States Transplant and Cancer Centers.
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Sundermann, AJ; Clancy, CJ; Pasculle, AW; Liu, G; Cumbie, RB; Driscoll, E; Ayres, A; Donahue, L; Pergam, SA; Abbo, L; Andes, DR; Galdys, AL ...
Published in: Clin Infect Dis
February 15, 2019
Mucormycosis outbreaks have been linked to contaminated linen. We performed fungal cultures on freshly-laundered linens at 15 transplant and cancer hospitals. At 33% of hospitals, the linens were visibly unclean. At 20%, Mucorales were recovered from >10% of linens. Studies are needed to understand the clinical significance of our findings.
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Clin Infect Dis
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1537-6591
Publication Date
February 15, 2019
Volume
68
Issue
5
Start / End Page
850 / 853
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Textiles
- Mucorales
- Microbiology
- Laundry Service, Hospital
- Infection Control
- Humans
- Equipment Contamination
- Disinfection
- Bedding and Linens
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Sundermann, A. J., Clancy, C. J., Pasculle, A. W., Liu, G., Cumbie, R. B., Driscoll, E., … Nguyen, M. H. (2019). How Clean Is the Linen at My Hospital? The Mucorales on Unclean Linen Discovery Study of Large United States Transplant and Cancer Centers. Clin Infect Dis, 68(5), 850–853. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciy669
Sundermann, Alexander J., Cornelius J. Clancy, A William Pasculle, Guojun Liu, Richard B. Cumbie, Eileen Driscoll, Ashley Ayres, et al. “How Clean Is the Linen at My Hospital? The Mucorales on Unclean Linen Discovery Study of Large United States Transplant and Cancer Centers.” Clin Infect Dis 68, no. 5 (February 15, 2019): 850–53. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciy669.
Sundermann AJ, Clancy CJ, Pasculle AW, Liu G, Cumbie RB, Driscoll E, et al. How Clean Is the Linen at My Hospital? The Mucorales on Unclean Linen Discovery Study of Large United States Transplant and Cancer Centers. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Feb 15;68(5):850–3.
Sundermann, Alexander J., et al. “How Clean Is the Linen at My Hospital? The Mucorales on Unclean Linen Discovery Study of Large United States Transplant and Cancer Centers.” Clin Infect Dis, vol. 68, no. 5, Feb. 2019, pp. 850–53. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/cid/ciy669.
Sundermann AJ, Clancy CJ, Pasculle AW, Liu G, Cumbie RB, Driscoll E, Ayres A, Donahue L, Pergam SA, Abbo L, Andes DR, Chandrasekar P, Galdys AL, Hanson KE, Marr KA, Mayer J, Mehta S, Morris MI, Perfect J, Revankar SG, Smith B, Swaminathan S, Thompson GR, Varghese M, Vazquez J, Whimbey E, Wingard JR, Nguyen MH. How Clean Is the Linen at My Hospital? The Mucorales on Unclean Linen Discovery Study of Large United States Transplant and Cancer Centers. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Feb 15;68(5):850–853.
Published In
Clin Infect Dis
DOI
EISSN
1537-6591
Publication Date
February 15, 2019
Volume
68
Issue
5
Start / End Page
850 / 853
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Textiles
- Mucorales
- Microbiology
- Laundry Service, Hospital
- Infection Control
- Humans
- Equipment Contamination
- Disinfection
- Bedding and Linens