“How Clean Is the Linen at My Hospital?” a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, points to Hygienically Clean and other certifications that require microbiological testing of laundered healthcare linens (HCL) among possible answers to curbing fungus on them.

Signed by 28 authors representing 12 U.S. universities and affiliated health facilities, the study measured the microbial content of pathogenic fungi on freshly laundered linens in 15 transplant and cancer hospitals. Authors indicated that further studies are needed to understand the clinical significance of their findings. But they concluded there is a “sound rationale for including microbiologic culturing of HCLs (healthcare ...