A possible cause of nosocomial infections are infected textiles due to inappropriate laundering. Most Slovenian laundries use thermal laundering procedures with high energy and water consumption. On the other hand, decreasing laundering temperature enhances the possibility of pathogenic microorganisms to survive laundering. In our research, we determined the antimicrobic laundering effect by simulating a laundering procedure for hospital textiles. It was found that E. faecium, S. aureus, E. aerogenes, and P. aeruginosa survived at 60 °C but no microorganisms were found at 75 °C.
COBISS.SI-ID: 10756118
This paper presents a research on how to optimize a laundering program to reduce wastewater burden thus achieving a more sustainable laundering procedure. A textiles program was investigated and the first step of optimization was performed. An experimental laundering procedure with a high dosage of sodium hypochlorite was also conducted. As an approximate correlation was found this could result in the possibility of incorporating a sensor in the washing machine measuring online the conductivity with the possibility of regulating the dosage of sodium hypochlorite.
COBISS.SI-ID: 11582230
The aim of this investigative study was to determine the presence of rotaviral RNA at various control points of a hospital laundry. In addition, rotavirus suspensions were inoculated on marked surfaces as positive controls for different surfaces. Rotaviral RNA was found on various laundry surfaces. Rotaviral RNA was also detected at all positive controls on tested surfaces after 24 h. This paper reports the presence of rotaviral RNA for the first time on surfaces in laundries.
COBISS.SI-ID: 11935766
The aim of this study was to compare the disinfection effect of disinfection agents in washing procedures at a low temperature. The disinfection effect was determined using E. faecium and E. aerogenes. It was determined that the disinfection effect was appropriate for one of the three disinfection agents at 30 °C for a duration of the main washing of 43 min, after which both bacteria were inactivated. No bacteria were found after rinsing neither due to a disinfection effect nor their transfer into the washing bath.
COBISS.SI-ID: 13991958
In our research we determined the antimicrobial laundering effect by simulating a common laundering procedure for hospital textiles in the laboratory washing machine at different temperatures by the use of the following indicator bacteria. It was found that all bacteria survived at 60°C, but no microorganisms were found at 75°C.
COBISS.SI-ID: 11331094