Program the machine to work at 60 ° C but after all is working at 20 ° C and without the expected results – and the person doesn’t know.
The idea of putting clothes on the machine is, of course, to make it clean, “cute”, but at the same time eliminate any dangerous bacteria.
Bad news: after all Wash the laundry on the machineeven with water (supposedly) to 60 ° C, may not remove bacteria potentially harmful.
Based on studies on the subject, the magazine warns that contaminated clothing may remain a source of infections for weeks.
There are health institutions that recommend that health professionals wash uniforms for 10 minutes at 60 ° C. All to remove almost all microorganisms.
But there is a problem: “It is not known what the machine is doing”warns expert Katie Laird. The machine may not be working as we think it is.
Katie Laird was one of the study authors who tested six models of house washing machines to see if they even cleaned contaminated samples with the bacteria Enterococcus faecium – A bacteria that can lead to various health problems, such as urinary infections.
With fast cycles and 60 ° C, the study showed that Half of the machines did not disinfect the clothes (even reducing the number of bacteria by at least 90%) during the first cycle, and One third of the machines failed During a standard cycle.
Many of the analyzed clothing machines were not maintaining or even reaching the temperatures imagined, especially in shorter cycles.
“We had a machine that worked at only 20 ° C and the person did not know“, Avisa Katie.
Microorganisms within washing machines are developing resistance to detergents. Observation of bacteria before and after a series of washes showed this.
The collection of DNA samples revealed that microbes began to develop genes to help them survive.
That is: using washing machines at home to clean the uniforms of health professionals may be contributing to the propagation of Hospital infections and for resistance to antibiotics.
Suggestions Study authors: Use disinfectants for washing machines several times; Perform a cycle of 90 ° C to clean the machine and use a descalcifier to prevent limestone accumulation.
