Infectious diarrhoea spores survive high temperatures of hospital laundering
Washing contaminated hospital bedsheets in a commercial washing machine with industrial detergent at high disinfecting temperatures failed to remove all traces of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), a bacteria that causes infectious diarrhoea, suggesting that linens could be a source of infection among patients and even other hospitals, according to a study published. "The findings of […]
