Healthcare Textiles: The Continued Imperative for Cleanliness

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Proper healthcare textiles management upholds infection principles, improves patient and healthcare worker safety, and helps hospitals mitigate risk related to infections and adverse events. This report examines healthcare textiles and laundry from many aspects, including infection prevention, microbiology, industrial hygiene, healthcare economics, and much more.

Report Summary

This report examines healthcare textiles and laundry from many aspects, including infection prevention, microbiology, industrial hygiene, healthcare economics, and much more.

Editor's Take

Proper healthcare textiles management upholds infection principles, improves patient and healthcare worker safety, and helps hospitals mitigate risk related to infections and adverse events.

Takeaways for Your Business

  • Review the essentials of healthcare textiles management
  • Learn about microbiological aspects of contaminated healthcare laundry
  • Discover advice from experts designed to improve laundry handling

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