Bacterial contamination of nurses' white coats made from polyester and polyester cotton blend fabrics

Gupta, Priyanka; Bairagi, Nilanjana; Priyadarshini, Richa; Singh, Ashutosh; Chauhan, Deepika; Gupta, Deepti

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2016.05.016

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“…The findings of our study clearly show that white coats used by nurses harbor a high load of bacterial agents and the degree of contamination is reasonably high which agrees with the findings of other studies done by Treakle et al [ 4 ], Wiener-well et al [ 5 ], Munoz-price et al [ 17 ], and Gupta et al [ 18 ]. The high rates of bacterial contamination of coats may be partially explained by the patient's continuous shading of pathogenic microbes in the hospital environment and inadvertent carriage of such bugs by the healthcare workers who are constantly in contact with patients.…”

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Bacteria on Medical Professionals’ White Coats in a University Hospital

Mishra

Maharjan

Yadav³

et al. 2020

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiolog

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The transient contamination of medical professional’s attires including white coats is one of the major vehicles for the horizontal transmission of microorganisms in the hospital environment. This study was carried out to determine the degree of contamination by bacterial agents on the white coats in a tertiary care hospital in Nepal. Sterilized uniforms with fabric patches of 10 cm × 15 cm size attached to the right and left pockets were distributed to 12 nurses of six different wards of a teaching hospital at the beginning of their work shift. Worn coats were collected at the end of the shifts and the patches were subjected for total bacterial count and identification of selected bacterial pathogens, as prioritized by the World Health Organization (WHO). Fifty percent of the sampled swatches were found to be contaminated by pathogenic bacteria. The average colony growth per square inch of the patch was 524 and 857 during first and second workdays, respectively, indicating an increase of 63.6% in colony counts. The pathogens detected on patches were Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter sp. Additional bacteria identified included Bacillus sp., Micrococcus sp., and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS). The nurses working in the maternity department had their white coats highly contaminated with bacteria. On the other hand, the least bacterial contamination was recorded from the nurses of the surgery ward. One S. aureus isolate from the maternity ward was resistant to methicillin. This study showed that pathogens belonging to the WHO list of critical priority and high priority have been isolated from white coats of nurses, thus posing the risk of transmission to patients. White coats must be worn, maintained, and washed properly to reduce bacterial contamination load and to prevent cross-contamination of potential superbugs. The practice of wearing white coats outside the healthcare zone should be strictly discouraged.

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Bacteria on Medical Professionals’ White Coats in a University Hospital

Mishra

Maharjan

Yadav³

et al. 2020

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiolog

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“…There are some indications that the microbial load on polyester-cotton blend gowns are 60% higher than that on the polyester gowns [ 31 ]. In terms of newly developed fabrics, a recent pilot study compared the contamination rates of silver-hybrid clothing with that of standard textile clothing.…”

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Handling of laundry in nursing homes in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2016 – laundry and professional clothing as potential pathways of bacterial transfer

Heudorf¹,

Gasteyer²,

Müller³

et al. 2017

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control; 12:Doc20

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“…(Yin, Wang et al 2020) The medical industry including carpets, beds, accessories, and other allied items are facing some serious issues of bacterial contamination of fabrics which may cause severe infections in patients and workers (Goyal, Khot et al 2019). Hospitals' wearable accessories including lab-coats and costumes are the main shields against bacteria, but these articles often do not offer su cient antimicrobial properties (Gupta, Bairagi et al 2016;Zhang, Kai et al 2019).…”

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Cost-Effective Fabrication, Antibacterial Application and Cell Viability Studies of Modified Nonwoven Cotton Fabric

Nawaz

Naqvi

Fatima³

et al. 2021

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Nonwoven cotton fabric has been fabricated and designed for antibacterial applications using low cost and ecofriendly precursors. The treatment of fabric with alkali leads to formation of active sites. The surfaces were dip coated with silver nanaoparticles and chitosan. The surface was chlorinated in next step to transform amide (N-H) groups in chitosan into N-halamine (N-Cl). The modified and unmodified surfaces of the nonwoven cotton fabric have been characterized by FTIR, SEM, and XRD. The active chlorine loading is measured with iodine/ sodium thiosulphate. The antimicrobial activity and cell toxicity assay were carried out with and without modifications of nonwoven cotton fabric. The antimicrobial efficacies of loaded fabric were evaluated against four bacterial species (Micrococcus lutes, Staphylococcus aurea, Enterobacter aerogenes, and E.coli). It was found that modified fabric exhibited superior efficiency against gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial strains as compared to their bulk counterparts upon exposure without destroying and affecting fabric nature. The overall process is economical for commercial purposes. The modified fabric can be used for antimicrobial, health, and food packaging industries, and in other biomedical applications.

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Bacterial contamination of nurses' white coats made from polyester and polyester cotton blend fabrics

Cited by 22 publications

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Bacteria on Medical Professionals’ White Coats in a University Hospital

Bacteria on Medical Professionals’ White Coats in a University Hospital

Handling of laundry in nursing homes in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2016 – laundry and professional clothing as potential pathways of bacterial transfer

Cost-Effective Fabrication, Antibacterial Application and Cell Viability Studies of Modified Nonwoven Cotton Fabric

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