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7925667

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-11-8
pubmed:abstractText
An investigation into two cases of post-operative Bacillus cereus meningitis revealed that hospital linen laundered by a batch continuous washing machine was heavily contaminated by B. cereus spores. The washing machine, detergents, other chemical additives and the water supply were eliminated as the source of contamination. It was found that the linen introduced into the washing machine had a high B. cereus spore content and that this was still present after the wash process. The spores were not killed by either the heat disinfection stage of the wash or the addition of chemical disinfectants and were not removed by the dilution in the process. The multiplication of B. cereus was thought to have occurred on used, damp linen stored in plastic bags, particularly when ambient temperatures were high. An increase in the water flow through the washing machine was the only measure associated with a decrease in B. cereus on laundered linen.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0950-2688
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
113
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
297-306
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Contamination of hospital linen by Bacillus cereus.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Microbiology, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, London.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article