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

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 nursing...

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Main Authors: Heudorf, Ursel, Gasteyer, Stefanie, Müller, Maria, Serra, Nicole, Westphal, Tim, Reinheimer, Claudia, Kempf, Volkhard
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2017-11-01
Series:GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2017-12/dgkh000305.shtml