2018 Volume 33 Issue 5 Pages 225-229
Despite being high-frequency contact surfaces, it is difficult to perform daily environmental maintenance and disinfection in hospital room privacy curtains and they are likely to serve as potential sources of secondary infection. In the present study, the antibacterial effect of an alcohol-based silver antibacterial agent was verified by spraying it on 40 target cloth curtains at a surgical hospital ward. The samples were collected from the surfaces of curtains on days 1, 7, 14, and 28 after the start date. The mean increased amount of bacteria calculated after 28 days was 15 CFU/100 cm2 with the agent and 106 CFU/100 cm2 without the agent, showing a statistically significant difference (p<0.01). Therefore, the antibacterial agent used may have a lasting disinfectant effect on hospital room privacy curtains. The silver antibacterial agent can be considered effective in reducing the risk of infection in hospital privacy curtains.
