Effectiveness of Gloves in the Prevention of Hand Carriage of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Species by Health Care Workers after Patient Care

Gloving reduces acquisition of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus species (VRE) on the hands, and it should be considered for routine inpatient care, even for contact with the intact skin of patients who may be colonized with VRE. However, gloving does not completely prevent contamination of the hand...

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Published in:	Clinical infectious diseases 2001-03, Vol.32 (5), p.826-829
Main Authors:	Tenorio, Allan R., Badri, Sheila M., Sahgal, Nishi B., Hota, Bala, Matushek, Marian, Hayden, Mary K., Trenholme, Gordon M., Weinstein, Robert A.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Biological and medical sciences Brief Reports Diarrhea Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Enterococcus Enterococcus - drug effects Enterococcus - genetics Enterococcus - isolation & purification Gels General aspects Gloves, Protective - microbiology Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - microbiology Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - prevention & control Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - transmission Hand - microbiology Hands Health Personnel Humans Infections Medical personnel Medical sciences Microbial colonization Patient care Patient Care - adverse effects Planification. Prevention (methods). Intervention. Evaluation Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Risk Factors Skin Vancomycin Resistance Washing
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