Comparing colony-forming units in inpatient nurses: Should military nurses who provide patient care wear hospital-provided scrubs?

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology : the Official Journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America
G F WestMd A Nahid

Abstract

To compare bacterial contamination of military-approved uniforms and hospital-provided scrubs donned by nursing staff in an inpatient setting. Randomized experimental crossover study. Large academic military medical center. Inpatient units were randomized to predetermine the order of uniform sampling. Participants included nursing staff who provided direct patient care across 7 eligible inpatient units. Sampling of 6 designated sites on the uniform was completed on arrival to work, at ~4 hours into their shift, and at the 8-hour time point, for a total of 18 samples. Sampling of each participant occurred on 2 separate occasions, once in a military-approved uniform, and once in hospital-provided scrubs. After 24 hours of incubation, a colony-counting machine was used to calculate the total colony-forming units (CFU) of the sample. Across all time points, military-approved uniforms demonstrated a 2-fold bacterial increase at the abdominal site and 3-fold increases at the sleeve cuff and waist pocket regions compared to the same regions on hospital-provided scrubs. Nurses should be aware that bacteria are present at much higher levels on their personal military uniforms compared to hospital-provided scrubs. Additional research is ...Continue Reading

References

Dec 16, 1998·Nursing Standard·I Callaghan
Jun 2, 2000·The Journal of Hospital Infection·W LohJ Holton
Feb 3, 2004·American Journal of Infection Control·Mami TakashimaYoshitane Dohi
Oct 11, 2005·The Journal of Hospital Infection·S N PatelA P R Wilson
Aug 18, 2006·BMC Infectious Diseases·Axel KramerGünter Kampf
Oct 7, 2008·American Journal of Infection Control·Amy M TreakleEli N Perencevich
Mar 20, 2010·The Journal of Hospital Infection·C A Willis-OwenD Houlihan-Burne
Aug 24, 2010·Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England·A BurgerR A Greatorex
Feb 12, 2011·Journal of Hospital Medicine : an Official Publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine·Marisha BurdenRichard K Albert
Aug 26, 2011·American Journal of Infection Control·Yonit Wiener-WellAmos M Yinnon
Oct 21, 2011·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology : the Official Journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America·N LakdawalaJ Holton
Nov 2, 2011·Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England·K J GriffinN Foster
Sep 25, 2012·American Journal of Infection Control·L Silvia Munoz-PriceDavid A Lubarsky
Dec 4, 2012·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Sabina Fijan, Sonja Šostar Turk
Dec 4, 2012·Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research : JCDR·Asima BanuNagarjun Nagi
Dec 12, 2012·American Journal of Infection Control·L Silvia Munoz-PriceDavid J Birnbach
Aug 13, 2013·World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology·Avi PeretzKozitta Labay
Jan 21, 2014·Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology : the Official Journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America·Gonzalo BearmanJoshua White
Feb 27, 2014·JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association·Bridget M Kuehn
Dec 1, 2012·Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology·Marie-Anne Sanon, Sally Watkins
Dec 3, 2014·American Journal of Infection Control·Paula GardnerOksana Kachur

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

Journal of Emergency Nursing : JEN : Official Publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association
G F WestMd A Nahid
Plastic Surgical Nursing : Official Journal of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Nurses
Rachelle Springer
American Journal of Infection Control
Yonit Wiener-WellAmos M Yinnon
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved