Today’s healthcare launderers are well aware of the dangers posed to patients and staff by antibiotic-resistant organisms that infect patients while in hospitals—sometimes fatally. What they also should know is that professional washing and handling techniques can help control the spread of “methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus,” (MRSA) and other ‘super bugs’ through healthcare textiles. This article offers an overview of MRSA and what healthcare laundries can do to help prevent its spread both in the laundries and at healthcare institutions.
 
What is MRSA?
 
The acronym “MRSA” stands for “methicillin resistant Staphylo-coccus aureus.” It is ...