Long-term antimicrobial effectiveness of a silver-impregnated foil on high-touch hospital surfaces in patient rooms.
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
; 10(1): 120, 2021 08 16.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1365394
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The hospital environment has got more attention as evidence as source for bacterial transmission and subsequent hospital-acquired infection increased. Regular cleaning and disinfection have been proposed to lower the risk of infection, in particular for gram-positive bacteria. Auto-disinfecting surfaces would allow to decrease survival of pathogens, while limiting resource to achieve a safe environment in patient rooms.METHODS:
A controlled trial to evaluate the antimicrobial effectiveness of a polyvinyl chloride foil containing an integrated silver-based agent (containing silver ions 2%) on high-touch surfaces in patient rooms.RESULTS:
The overall log reduction of the mean values was 1.8 log10 CFU, the median 0.5 log10 CFU comparing bioburden of control vs antimicrobial foil (p < 0.01). Important pathogens were significantly less likely recovered from the foil, in particular enterococci. These effects were present even after 6 months of in-use.CONCLUSIONS:
A foil containing an integrated silver-based agent applied to high-touch surfaces effectively results in lower recovery of important pathogens from such surfaces over a 6-month study period.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Silver
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Patients' Rooms
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Disinfection
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Cross Infection
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Equipment Contamination
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Disinfectants
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S13756-021-00956-1
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