Towels provided by SPs?

[Heavy_User]

Hi I am just wondering if most SPs throw away the towel after use or wash them and reuse them?
If they are reused what's the chance of catching STDs from the towels.

I personally wouldn't even use towels provided at hotels, but I would feel awkward bringing my own towels to SPs

 

[Health Nurse]

Hi I am just wondering if most SPs throw away the towel after use or wash them and reuse them?
If they are reused what's the chance of catching STDs from the towels.

I personally wouldn't even use towels provided at hotels, but I would feel awkward bringing my own towels to SPs

Hi Heavy User

If a towel has been washed with detergent and dried then there should be no risk of getting an STI from that towel.

There is some risk of transmitting some STI’s if a towel is used by more than one person. But basically we do not see STI’s being passed this way.

A virus will die in a short time if exposed to air or dried out and when exposed to temperature changes.

It may be possible to transmit herpes if someone rubbed a sore or lesion with a towel and then the next person used the same towel fairly soon after. I have not been able to find any research that confirms how likely that risk is. Genital herpes is common and if herpes was easily transmitted via towels then we would probably see many people who are not sexually active getting herpes on their genitals. This doesn’t seem to be the case.

It may be possible to transmit pubic lice via a towel that has not been washed.

If you are preoccupied about this and it will interfere with your experience, why not bring your own towel.

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[westcoast555]

Nasty Towels

See my post regarding the transmission of MRSA which I believe I picked up from a towel on the bed in a common suite used by SPs of a high-end agency.

I had no break in the skin but 2 days after being there I had a pimple on my right side that got NASTY very quickly.

I had to have minor surgery and go on anti-biotics...

 

[Health Nurse]

See my post regarding the transmission of MRSA which I believe I picked up from a towel on the bed in a common suite used by SPs of a high-end agency.

I had no break in the skin but 2 days after being there I had a pimple on my right side that got NASTY very quickly.

I had to have minor surgery and go on anti-biotics...

Thanks for the heads up on the MRSA and glad to hear that everything worked out ok.


Here is a link to the post were we discussed MRSA.

https://perb.cc/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=83327

It is difficult to work out were the MRSA came from as it is so common and can be passed a numbers of ways. An unwashed towel is a way that MRSA can be passed to another person.

Here are some of the recommendations we put in the MRSA post on how to avoid the spread of MRSA.

Antibiotic resistant organisms are usually spread on the hands. Hand washing with soap and water, or using an alcohol-based hand antiseptic, before and after contact is the key to preventing transmission
• Do not share personal items (e.g., towels, washcloths, razors, clothing)
• Changing sheets and towels between clients
• Ensuring surfaces are cleaned and disinfected between clients
• Wash used linens and clothes with hot water and laundry detergent. Use a clothes dryer, rather than air-drying, which may also help kill bacteria

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HN
www.stdresource.com