Hospital gowns retain superbugs even after disinfectant use
New research has shown how surgical gowns used in hospitals are retaining superbug Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), even after being treated with the recommended amount of disinfectant. The research, led by the University of Plymouth, tested single-use hospital surgical gowns (made of polypropylene) that had been infected with three different strains of C. difficile, a […]
