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RE: COVID-19 and disposable curtains (antimicrobial & sporicidal) and frequency of changes
For those who are using antimicrobial & sporicidal disposal curtains:
What frequency are you changing the curtains post COVID-19 positive patients (if at all)?
Does your frequency change for:
o COVID-19 wards
o ICU (with COVID-19 patients, AGPs and ventilated patients)
o Emergency Department (with COVID-19 patients)
o Renal dialysis unit (entire session in open room with COVID-19 patients separated only by disposable curtains (antimicrobial & sporicidal))
The disposable curtain company claims efficacy for 24 months however the evidence is weak and not specific to any virus (only selected bacteria, fungi & Clostridium difficile), and in particular COVID-19.
Any feedback as to what other sites are practising would be greatly appreciated
Kind regards
Meredith Southon
(Relieving for CNC Kristin Ryan-Agnew Jan 10th Feb 3rd 2022)
Meredith Southon RN MIPC QualNursImm CertIV TAE
Clinical Nurse Consultant | Infection Prevention & Control | Staff Health | The Tweed Hospital
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Hi Meredith
I agree the manufacturer data on these antimicrobial curtains is a bit thin, but I understand that St Vincents Hospital Sydney did a 12 month trial including microbiological and virucidal validation on these curtains some years ago (pre-COVID) not sure it was ever published, though. When we originally started using these curtains here, my recommendation was to change them every 12 months or if soiled/torn/damaged, but the bean counters have changed that to routinely changing every two years now.
From an infection control perspective SARS-CoV-2 is a reasonably fragile virus outside of globs of proteinacaeous matter, so the risk of, say, a gloved hand which contains infective material touching the curtain (and shouldnt we be doing hand hygiene and changing our gloves before handling curtains, surely?) and then virus remaining viable in the presence of the antimicrobial coating is probably fairly small. We dont change curtains used in rooms of patients with any other respiratory viruses, some of which would be more environmentally hardy, and we havent seen any negative impact of this (although you could argue this would be very difficult to detect even with COVID-19 currently).
Not sure if this helps, but my view is not to change these curtains after use in a room with a COVID-19 patient unless they meet other criteria for being changed (eg soiled/torn/damaged or due for changing).
Cheers
MichaelMichael Wishart | Infection Control Coordinator, CICP-E
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Subject: [ACIPC_Infexion_Connexion] QUERY – COVID-19 and disposable curtains (antimicrobial & sporicidal) frequency of changesHello colleagues
RE: COVID-19 and disposable curtains (antimicrobial & sporicidal) and frequency of changes
For those who are using antimicrobial & sporicidal disposal curtains:
What frequency are you changing the curtains post COVID-19 positive patients (if at all)?
Does your frequency change for:
o COVID-19 wards
o ICU (with COVID-19 patients, AGPs and ventilated patients)
o Emergency Department (with COVID-19 patients)
o Renal dialysis unit (entire session in open room with COVID-19 patients separated only by disposable curtains (antimicrobial & sporicidal))
The disposable curtain company claims efficacy for 24 months however the evidence is weak and not specific to any virus (only selected bacteria, fungi & Clostridium difficile), and in particular COVID-19.
Any feedback as to what other sites are practising would be greatly appreciated
Kind regards
Meredith Southon
(Relieving for CNC Kristin Ryan-Agnew Jan 10th Feb 3rd 2022)
Meredith Southon RN MIPC QualNursImm CertIV TAE
Clinical Nurse Consultant | Infection Prevention & Control | Staff Health | The Tweed Hospital
Tel 07 5506 7406 | Meredith.Southon@health.nsw.gov.au
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