Capitalizing on new textile technology may reduce the transmission of hospital-acquired infections, according to an article on the Becker's Infection Control and Clinical Quality website.
To limit the number of pathogens on worker garments Baptist Health invested in patient and healthcare worker garments engineered with both liquid repellents and antimicrobial properties.
Since implementing the use of the garments at Baptist facilities, the health system has seen a 10 percent reduction in surgical site infections, as well as reductions in catheter-associated bloodstream infections and urinary tract infections, according to the article.
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