Infectious diarrhea spores survive high temperatures of hospital laundering
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 - 14:20
in Health & Medicine
Washing contaminated hospital bedsheets in a commercial washing machine with industrial detergent at high disinfecting temperatures failed to remove all traces of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), a bacteria that causes infectious diarrhea, suggesting that linens could be a source of infection among patients and even other hospitals, according to a new study.