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Hi Everyone,
Just wondering about your thoughts on cut flowers in lower risk clinical areas? These have also been known to harbour pathogenic organisms but if I am not mistaken some organisations ban plants (in soil) but allow cut flowers for immunocompetent patients. A bit tricky when we know of the positive benefits of both but have compromised patients being admitted into many different areas of the hospital just wondering how everyone else manages it?
Kind regards
Mary
Mary Willimann CIPC-E | Manager Infection Control
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Good morning Tenneale,
Soil harbours micro-organisms such as anthrax, botulism, tetanus, Legionella sp. Listeria, Aspergillosis, Coccidioidomycosis, Q fever and the list goes on.
These organisms can infect susceptible individuals, and so can become the causative agents of soil borne diseases in humans. This risk of exposure to infectious organisms from the soil has been known for centuries. Therefore, soil has the potential to transmit these micro-organisms and diseases to staff and immunocompromised patients, in a clinical setting.
I hope this has clarified things for you.
Kind regards,
Dr Charlie (Charlene) Dixon
CNC
Infection Prevention & Control Unit | Safety & Quality
South West Hospital and Health Service | Queensland Government
Corner Bowen & Spencer Streets ROMA Qld 4455.
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Hi all,
Could someone please shine some light or provide recognised resources on the reasons as to why it is not deemed appropriate to have pot plants (in soil) within a health care setting.
Thank you, Tenneale
Tenneale Florence
Clinical Nurse Consultant
Infection Prevention and Control
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