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

• Main Authors: Heudorf, Ursel (Author), Gasteyer, Stefanie (Author), Müller, Maria (Author), Serra, Nicole (Author), Westphal, Tim (Author), Reinheimer, Claudia (Author), Kempf, Volkhard (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: In accordance with the German Infection Protection Act, the treatment and handling of laundry was checked by the Public Health Department in 2016 in all Frankfurt nursing homes with special focus on the staff's clothing.Methods: On-site visits and surveys were conducted in all 44 nu...