A comparison of the effect of universal use of gloves and gowns with that of glove use alone on acquisition of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a medical intensive care unit

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 448-456

  Slaughter, Sarah ^a   Hayden, Mary K ^a   Nathan, Catherine ^a   Hu, Tzyy Chyn ^a   Rice, Thomas ^a   Van Voorhis, Jean ^a   Matushek, Marian ^a   Franklin, Cory ^a   Weinstein, Robert A ^a  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SURGICAL GLOVE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENTEROCOCCUS; GLOVES, SURGICAL; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0030587227     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-125-6-199609150-00004     Document Type: Article

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