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Vestex Brochure11/06/2012 - Please download a pdf of the Vestex brochure |
ALBRICH - Healthcare Workers: Source, Victim or Vector of MRSA?09/16/2012 - Please download the pdf of this article |
Cross Contamination - Infection Control Today08/09/2012 - Please download the pdf of this resource. |
Keeping Your Hospital Safe from Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria07/26/2012 - From Laundry Today, vol 16, #4 - “Bacteria are highly adherent organisms. Look for a fabric that is designed to repel most fluids that could get on the textile, such as blood, diarrhea and vomit.” Fluid repellency stops organisms from sticking to fabrics. As contaminated fluids are repelled, there are fewer of them on the on the fabric. This decreases the exposure time that the antimicrobial needs to kill the germs. |
Superbug Transmitted by Textiles - Research Cites Clothing as Key Link in Spread of Infection06/27/2012 - San Francisco, CA, June 19, 2012 - According to a review study presented by a Simmons College scientist at the American Society of Microbiology’s 112th General Meeting in San Francisco, Staphylococcus aureus and the community-acquired “Superbug” Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA), a potentially deadly bacterial infection that is resistant to antibiotic treatment, is transferred on clothing and other household fabrics used in healthcare facilities, homes, schools, sports teams and prisons. |
Building a Chain of Safety: Healthcare Workers Safety = Patient Safety03/19/2012 - Aim – The aims of this project were to: Enhance employee job satisfaction by communicating commitment to employee safety. Broaden the role of the Nurse Retention and Recruitment Committee (NRRC) to attract and retain top talent. Foster a collaborative culture and extend participation of all nurses in decision making and improve working relationships of hospital administration, nurses and nurses’ union. |
Baptist Medical Center Using Vestex Scrubs03/02/2012 - Report from FCN News Network |
Does what you wear affect how you act?03/01/2012 - Yes. This study shows that while wearing clothes you associate with certain qualities, you will tend to embody those traits. Lab coats are associated with attentiveness and carefulness. When people wore lab coats their scores on measures of both traits went up. |
Does it matter what a doctor wears?03/01/2012 - Absolutely. People trust doctors more when they wear that white coat. There are very few studies about the impact of physicians’ attire on patients’ confidence and trust. The objective of this study was to determine whether the way a doctor dresses is an important factor in the degree of trust and confidence among respondents. Conclusion: Respondents overwhelmingly favor physicians in professional attire with a white coat. Wearing professional dress (ie, a white coat with more formal attire) while providing patient care by physicians may favorably influence trust and confidence-building in the medical encounter. |
BEARMAN - A Crossover Trial of Antimicrobial Scrubs to Reduce Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Burden on Healthcare Worker Apparel02/08/2012 - Results: ...A difference in mean log methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) CFU count was found between study and control scrubs for leg cargo pocket (mean log CFUs, 11.84 control scrub vs 6.71 study scrub; Pp.0002), abdominal area (mean log CFUs, 11.35 control scrub vs 7.54 study scrub; Pp.0056), leg cargo pocket at the beginning of shift (mean log CFUs, 11.96 control scrub vs 4.87 study scrub; Pp.0028), and abdominal area pocket at the end of shift (mean log CFUs, 12.14 control scrubs vs 8.22 study scrub; Pp.0054). Conclusions: Study scrubs were associated with a 4–7 mean log reduction in MRSA burden but not VRE or GNRs. A prospective trial is needed to measure the impact of antimicrobial impregnated apparel on MRSA transmission rates... Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2012;33(3):000-000 |
Structures and processes of care in ambulatory oncology settings and nurse-reported exposure to chemotherapy02/03/2012 - Oncology nurses in the ambulatory setting report substantial unintentional skin and eye exposure to chemotherapy. Ensuring adequate staffing and resources and adherence to recognised practice standards may protect oncology nurses from harm. |
Study Suggests Use of Antimicrobial Scrubs May Reduce Bacterial Burden on Healthcare Worker Apparel01/24/2012 - The use of antimicrobial-impregnated scrubs combined with good hand hygiene is effective in reducing the burden of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on healthcare workers’ apparel and may potentially play a role in decreasing the risk of MRSA transmission to patients, according to a new study from Virginia Commonwealth University researchers. |
BURDEN - Newly Cleaned Physician Uniforms and Infrequently Washed White Coats Have Similar Rates of Bacterial Contamination After an 8-Hour Workday: A Randomized Controlled Trial03/01/2011 - Bacterial contamination occurs within hours after donning newly laundered short-sleeved uniforms. After 8 hours of wear, no difference was observed in the degree of contamination of uniforms versus infrequently laundered white coats. Our data do not support discarding long-sleeved white coats for short-sleeved uniforms that are changed on a daily basis. |
WEINER-WELL - Nursing and physician attire as possible source of nosocomial infections09/01/2011 - Conclusion: Up to 60% of hospital staff’s uniforms are colonized with potentially pathogenic bacteria, including drug-resistant organisms. It remains to be determined whether these bacteria can be transferred to patients and cause clinically relevant infection. |
ABSTRACT: Zygomycosis Outbreak Associated with Hospital Linens09/30/2011 - |
Zygomycosis Outbreak Associated with Hospital Linens09/30/2011 - |
The White Coat of the Future09/01/2011 - Of course the machines of future hospitals will be different, but what about the clothes? While computers have shrunk from room-size to pocket-size over the years, physicians have continued wearing almost exactly the same white coats. |
Vestagen Participates in OSHA Meetings08/12/2011 - Armed with an ever-growing body of research suggesting that textiles—specifically, medical uniforms—play a key role in the transmission of disease in healthcare settings, Vestagen Technical Textiles participated in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) stakeholder meetings to examine exposure to infectious diseases in health care workplaces. The meetings were held July 29 in Washington. |
Curious About Germs On Hospital Scrubs08/10/2011 - Massachusetts is rich in hospitals, and any time you're near one, you'll see hospital employees walking to and from work wearing scrubs or lab coats. It's what might be on that clothing that makes Andy from Arlington curious, and nervous. He wants to know: "With hospital superbugs apparently on the rise should I be concerned from a public health standpoint?" We found that there's a big debate going on about just that. |
Poster Presented at ICAAC features Vestex Technology09/30/2010 - |
The Role Played by Contaminated Surfaces in the Transmission of Nosocomial Pathogens07/05/2011 - Studies in the 1970s and 1980s suggested that environmental surface contamination played a negligible role in the endemic transmission of healthcare-associated infections. However, recent studies have demonstrated that several major nosocomial pathogens are shed by patients and contaminate hospital surfaces at concentrations sufficient for transmission, survive for extended periods, persist despite attempts to disinfect or remove them, and can be transferred to the hands of healthcare workers. Evidence is accumulating that contaminated surfaces make an important contribution to the epidemic and endemic transmission of Clostridium difficile, vancomycin-resistant enterococci, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and norovirus and that improved environmental decontamination contributes to the control of outbreaks. Efforts to improve environmental hygiene should include enhancing the efficacy of cleaning and disinfection and reducing the shedding of pathogens. Further high-quality studies are needed to clarify the role played by surfaces in nosocomial transmission and to determine the effectiveness of different interventions in reducing associated infection rates. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2011;32(7):687-699 |
Start-up scrubs in03/28/2011 - (Orlando Sentinel) - Ben Favret, 45, is president and CEO of Vestagen Technical Textiles, an Orlando start-up that makes a line of lab coats and scrubs designed to protect health-care workers from blood and contaminated body fluids. He spoke with Sentinel staff writer Linda Shrieves. |
It’s All About Image03/14/2011 - (Inside Fashion) - With sales of ready-to-wear still in the doldrums, the prospect of a sector that offers stable sales is very appealing. Previously in the shadows of the more glamorous, bigger volume fashion apparel sector, the uniforms and workwear market is stepping into the spotlight not only because demand here tends to be more consistent but also because more companies are putting their employees in uniforms. An estimated 138 million people in North America are wearing uniforms ranging from public service (police, military), personal protection wear to corporate image wear. |
Vestex by Vestagen Technical Textiles03/14/2011 - (Inside Fashion) - Vestex is the first technology that combines a fluid barrier with antimicrobial properties for the highest level of protection against contaminants, as well as comfort enhancing properties, to improve wear ability. |
Custom Linen Solutions Takes Innovative Steps to Protect Employees in Ambulatory Surgery Centers02/21/2011 - (SurgiStrategies) - Custom Linen Solutions (CLS), an Orlando-based provider of textiles and uniforms to healthcare centers, has announced that they have taken on a new product line to help their ambulatory surgery center (ASC) customers. Adequate personal protection equipment (PPE) against infections has always been a high-priority in the medical field. CLS directly addressed their concerns by incorporating a new and innovative technology called Vestex, the latest in protective medical wear. |
Custom Linen Solutions Takes Steps to Protect HCWs in ASCs02/22/2011 - (Infection Control Today) - Custom Linen Solutions (CLS), an Orlando-based provider of textiles and uniforms to healthcare centers, announces that they have taken on a new product line to help their ambulatory surgical center (ASC) customers. Adequate personal protection equipment (PPE) against infections has always been a high-priority in the medical field. CLS directly addressed their concerns by incorporating a new and innovative technology called Vestex, the latest in protective medical wear. |
USA: Surgical centers get access to fluid-repellant textiles02/17/2011 - (Textile Global) - Custom Linen Solutions (CLS), an Orlando-based provider of textiles and uniforms to healthcare centers, announced that they have taken on a new product line to help their ambulatory surgical center (ASC) customers. Adequate personal protection equipment (PPE) against infections has always been a high-priority in the medical field. CLS directly addressed their concerns by incorporating a new and innovative technology called Vestex, the latest in protective medical wear. |
Surgical centers get access to fluid-repellant textiles02/17/2011 - (Fibre2Fashion.com) - Custom Linen Solutions (CLS, an Orlando-based provider of textiles and uniforms to healthcare centers, announced that they have taken on a new product line to help their ambulatory surgical center (ASC) customers. Adequate personal protection equipment (PPE) against infections has always been a high-priority in the medical field. CLS directly addressed their concerns by incorporating a new and innovative technology called Vestex, the latest in protective medical wear. |
VHSS, Vestagen jointly to offer Military the high-tech Vestex medical apparel01/27/2011 - (Technical Textile.net) - There is no doubt that military health care professionals work in challenging environments. In medical facilities or on the ground, they are exposed to a considerable amount of blood and other bodily fluid splashes. The Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care recently reported that there were 65 exposures to blood and other fluids per 1,000 people in a military health care setting, increasing the risk of bloodborne pathogen infections. |
Work Wear Hits Pay Dirt01/26/2011 - (The Wall Street Journal) - Surgical scrubs that resist microbes and repel blood. Tuxedos that can be tossed into the washing machine. Basketball undershorts that help players jump higher. Work clothing today not only has to look good, it is expected to make wearers perform better, be it a hospital, a hotel restaurant or a sports arena. |
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