Why go for disposable bed sheets & pillowcases?

Protect your patients and medical staff from infectious microorganisms during their hospital stay while having a more efficient, laundry-free solution.

Textured layer goes on top

Smooth layer goes on the bottom

May use up to 3-4 days if remains unsoiled and dry

Hospital Acquired
Infections (HAI), also
known as Nosocomial
Infections

a common occurrence that either prolongs the stay of the patient in a hospital or endangers his medical condition — which can be fatal.

There are 2 main causes of HAI

Human Transmission

from caretakers, visitors, medical staff, or;
Material Transmission

through medical instruments, vents, and hospital linens which include gowns, vests, towels, bed sheets, pillowcases and blankets.

Actual Cases of HAI from Hospital Bed Sheets

An investigation into two cases of post-operative Bacillus cereus meningitis [1,2] revealed that hospital linen laundered by a batch continuous washing machine was heavily contaminated by Bacillus cereus spores. It was found that the linen introduced into the washing machine had a high Bacillus cereus spore content and that this was still present after the wash process.

(1. Barrie D., Hoffman P.N., Wilson J.A., Kramer J.M. Contamination of hospital linen by Bacillus cereus. Epidemiol. Infect. 1994;113:297–306. doi: 10.1017/S0950268800051724. [PMC free article] [PubMed] [CrossRef] [Google Scholar] 2. Barrie D., Wilson J.A., Hoffman P.N., Kramer J.M. Bacillus cereus meningitis in two neurosurgical patients: An investigation into the source of the organism. J. Infect. 1992;25:291–297. doi: 10.1016/0163-4453(92)91579-Z. [PubMed] [CrossRef] [Google Scholar])

Hygienic Benefits

Prevents bio-organisms from penetrating into the pillow or mattress.
Protects pillow and mattress from being contaminated with bodily fluid secretions such as saliva, pus, blood, etc.
Prevents cross-contamination of dust mites and germs between different users of the same mattress and/or pillows.
Ensures new and clean surface for every user.

Favorway Disposable
Bed Sheets & Pillowcases

Clean/Immediately replaceable
Does not stain mattress and pillows
Packed and ready-to-use
Zero laundry cost
Occupies small space
Needs little manpower
Zero water and electricity costs

Why Favorway?

Favorway disposable pillowcases and bedsheets are made from high-quality, hygienic and non-woven materials to ensure patient’s safety and prevent hospital acquired infection (HAI) in hospital beddings and linens.

It has a unique and patented two-layer system. The top layer absorbs liquid spills while the bottom layer prevents it from leaking or penetrating into the underlying material (e.g. mattress or pillow).

Local Partners

International Partners

Favorway has been used by different hospitals in many countries in Asia, Australia and Europe for more than 10 years. Among our most valued clients are:

Product Comparison

FACTORS	FAVORWAY	LINENS	OTHER DISPOSABLE
Hygiene Level	High	Fair	Fair
Comfort	High	High	Low
Cross Contamination	High	Low	Fair
Mattress Protection	High	Low	Fair
Storage Savings	High	Low	High
Labor Savings	High	Low	High

Favorway’s Unique 2 Layer System

Top layer absorbs the fluids to prevent spills.

Bottom layer is impermeable to prevent fluid leakage to the mattress or pillow.

In the investigation of a Bacillus cereus bacteremia outbreak [3] it was found that hospital linens and the washing machine were highly contaminated with B. cereus, which was also isolated from the intravenous fluid of symptomatic patients.

(3. Sasahara T., Hayashi S., Morisawa Y., Sakihama T., Yoshimura A., Hirai Y. Bacillus cereus bacteremia outbreak due to contaminated hospital linens. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 2011;30:219–226. doi: 10.1007/s10096-010-1072-2. [PubMed] [CrossRef] [Google Scholar])

Surviving Microorganisms after Laundry

The following table summarizes the findings from different studies showing surviving
microorganisms from various laundering conditions:

DESCRIBED ADDED DISINFECTION SURVIVING LAUNDERING AGENT OR BLEACH MICRO-ORGANISM REFERENCE CONDITIONS	ADDED DISINFECTION AGENT OR BLEACH	SURVIVING MICRO-ORGANISM	REFERENCE
10 mins @ 60°C	No	Enterococcus faecium	Wilcox & Jones, 1995 [10]
10mins @ 60°C or 3 min at 71°C	No	Certain strains of Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium	Orr et al. 2002 [11]
Less than 10mins @ 60°C	3 ml Peroxyacetic acid / kg textiles	Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus	Fijan et al. 2007 [12]
Less than 10mins @ 60°C	3 ml Peroxyacetic acid / kg textiles	Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacter aerogenes	Fijan et al. 2007 [12]
20 mins @ 30°C	10 ml Sodium hypochlorate / kg textiles or 12.5 ml peroxyacetic acid / kg textiles	Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus	Fijan et al. 2010 [13]
43mins @ 30°C	10 ml Sodium hypochlorate / kg textiles	Enterococcus faecium	Altenbaher B., Šostar-Turk S., Fijan S [14]
13mins @ 49°C	Added chlorine bleach (without specifications)	Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae	Walter et al. 1975 [15]
66°C	Added chlorine bleach cycle (without specifications)	Staphylococci, Klebsiella, and Enterobacter species	Smith et al. 1987 [16]
8mins @ 47.8°C 77.2°C	0.58 Chlorine bleach / kg 0.11 Chlorine bleach/kg	Predominantly aerobic bacteria, staphylococci and total coliforms	Christian et al. 1983 [17]
22.2°C 71.1°C	Low temperature bleach (without specifications) High temperature bleach (without specifications)	Predominantly Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonadaceae and Staphylococcus species	Blaser et al. 1984 [7]
Typical program for hospital bed linen	50 ppm Chlorine, 54 ppm peracid, 100 ppm peroxid	Clostridium difficile spores	Hellickson & Owens 2007

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