Here are four things to know:
1. Analyses have identified inadvertent exposure of clean healthcare textiles to environmental contamination or a process failure during laundering.
2. Recommendations include adherence to standard precautions and minimal textile agitation.
3. Also, laundered healthcare textiles must be stored in a manner to keep them dry and free from soil contamination.
4. Authors of the review also recommend further research on the development of laundry processing in addition to current operations.
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