Incorporating structured linen oversight into an infection prevention program

Lisa Sanders; Gina Giannopoulos; Anessa Mikolajczak; Mary Anne Sotelo; Laura Bardowski; Christina Silkaitis; Angela Helms

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2022.07.017

Incorporating structured linen oversight into an infection prevention program

Am J Infect Control. 2023 Mar;51(3):343-345. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.07.017. Epub 2022 Jul 24.

Authors

Lisa Sanders¹, Gina Giannopoulos², Anessa Mikolajczak¹, Mary Anne Sotelo¹, Laura Bardowski¹, Christina Silkaitis¹, Angela Helms¹

Affiliations

¹ Infection Prevention Department, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Chicago, IL.
² Infection Prevention Department, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Chicago, IL. Electronic address: gina.donatoni@nm.org.

PMID: 35896131
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.07.017

Abstract

Hospital linen is a potential source for health care acquired infections. The elements of cleaning, transport and storage should be part of an Infection Prevention (IP) consult. The incorporation of linen reprocessing into the IP program ensures compliance with linen standards and patient safety.

Keywords: Consult; Healthcare organization; Infection prevention; Linen; Linen facility.

MeSH terms

Bedding and Linens*
Cross Infection* / prevention & control
Hospitals
Humans