<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Appropriate decontamination of hospital textiles depends heavily on specifically defined proceedings for handling decontaminated hospital textiles (collection, segregation, packing, transportation) and appropriate disinfection in the laundry process. It is becoming increasingly common to disinfect hospital textiles in a chemical-thermal process. Disinfectants used in this process should be applied according to functional parameters defined in validated and repeatable test methods. Changes in assessing the activity of agents used in chemical-thermal disinfection of hospital textiles refer primarily to the standardization of testing methods for these agents. PN-EN 16616 Standard which regards chemical-thermal disinfection of textiles clearly regulates the rules of assessing the effectiveness of agents used in the disinfection of hospital textiles and defines a possible scope of their biocidal activity (bactericidal, tuberculocidal and fungicidal activity). It is assumed that further assessment of the activity of sporicidal agents will be developed in the future.1. Introduction. 2. Categorisation of hospital textiles and required scope of decontamination. 3. Chemical-thermal disinfection in the laundry process. 4. Chemical-thermal disinfection of hospital textiles in the laundry process – agents. 5. European Standard PN-EN 16616: 2015-10. <italic>Chemical Disinfectants And Antiseptics – Chemical-Thermal Textile Disinfection – Test Method And Requirements</italic> (phase 2, step 2). 6. Assessing sporicidal activity of disinfectants in the process of chemical-thermal disinfection – perspectives. 7. Assessing virucidal activity of disinfectants in the process of chemical-thermal disinfection – perspectives. 8. Conclusions1. Wprowadzenie. 2. Kategoriebieliznyszpitalnej i wymaganyzakresdekontaminacji. 3. Proceschemiczno-termicznejdezynfekcji w procesieprania. 4. Dezynfekcjachemiczno-termicznabielizny w procesieprania–preparaty. 5. Norma Europejska PN-EN 16616: 2015-10. <italic>Chemiczneśrodki dezynfekcyjne i antyseptyczne. Dezynfekcjachemiczno-termicznatekstyliów</italic>. Metodabadania i wymagania (faza 2, etap 2). 6. Metodyocenyaktywności sporobójczej preparatów dezynfekcyjnych w procesiedezynfekcjichemiczno-termicznej–perspektywy. 7. Metodyocenyaktywności wirusobójczej preparatów dezynfekcyjnych w procesiedezynfekcjichemiczno-termicznej–perspektywy. 8. Podsumowanie</abstract>

Appropriate decontamination of hospital textiles depends heavily on specifically defined proceedings for handling decontaminated hospital textiles (collection, segregation, packing, transportation) and appropriate disinfection in the laundry process. It is becoming increasingly common to disinfect hospital textiles in a chemical-thermal process. Disinfectants used in this process should be applied according to functional parameters defined in validated and repeatable test methods. Changes in assessing the activity of agents used in chemical-thermal disinfection of hospital textiles refer primarily to the standardization of testing methods for these agents. PN-EN 16616 Standard which regards chemical-thermal disinfection of textiles clearly regulates the rules of assessing the effectiveness of agents used in the disinfection of hospital textiles and defines a possible scope of their biocidal activity (bactericidal, tuberculocidal and fungicidal activity). It is assumed that further assessment of the activity of sporicidal agents will be developed in the future.1. Introduction. 2. Categorisation of hospital textiles and required scope of decontamination. 3. Chemical-thermal disinfection in the laundry process. 4. Chemical-thermal disinfection of hospital textiles in the laundry process – agents. 5. European Standard PN-EN 16616: 2015-10. Chemical Disinfectants And Antiseptics – Chemical-Thermal Textile Disinfection – Test Method And Requirements (phase 2, step 2). 6. Assessing sporicidal activity of disinfectants in the process of chemical-thermal disinfection – perspectives. 7. Assessing virucidal activity of disinfectants in the process of chemical-thermal disinfection – perspectives. 8. Conclusions1. Wprowadzenie. 2. Kategoriebieliznyszpitalnej i wymaganyzakresdekontaminacji. 3. Proceschemiczno-termicznejdezynfekcji w procesieprania. 4. Dezynfekcjachemiczno-termicznabielizny w procesieprania–preparaty. 5. Norma Europejska PN-EN 16616: 2015-10. Chemiczneśrodki dezynfekcyjne i antyseptyczne. Dezynfekcjachemiczno-termicznatekstyliów. Metodabadania i wymagania (faza 2, etap 2). 6. Metodyocenyaktywności sporobójczej preparatów dezynfekcyjnych w procesiedezynfekcjichemiczno-termicznej–perspektywy. 7. Metodyocenyaktywności wirusobójczej preparatów dezynfekcyjnych w procesiedezynfekcjichemiczno-termicznej–perspektywy. 8. Podsumowanie

Assessing biocidal activity of agents used in chemical-thermal decontamination of hospital textiles in the light of new European Standard PN-EN 16616: 2015-10. Chemical-thermal decontamination of textiles

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OCENA AKTYWNOŚCI BÓJCZEJ PREPARATÓW PRZEZNACZONYCH DO DEZYNFEKCJI CHEMICZNO-TERMICZNEJ BIELIZNY SZPITALNEJ W ŚWIETLE NOWEJ NORMY EUROPEJSKIEJ PN-EN 16616: 2015-10. DEZYNFEKCJA CHEMICZNO-TERMICZNA TEKSTYLIÓW

Appropriate decontamination of hospital textiles depends heavily on specifically defined proceedings for handling decontaminated hospital textiles (collection,...

Assessing biocidal activity of agents used in chemical-thermal decontamination of hospital textiles in the light of new European Standard PN-EN 16616: 2015-10. Chemical-thermal decontamination of textiles

Published Online: May 21, 2019

Page range: 113 - 119

Received: May 01, 2016

Accepted: Oct 01, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/PM-2017.56.1.113

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