The antimicrobial scrub contamination and transmission (ASCOT) trial: A three-arm, blinded, randomized controlled trial with crossover design to determine the efficacy of antimicrobial-impregnated scrubs in preventing healthcare provider contamination

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 1147-1154

  Anderson, Deverick J ^a,f   Addison, Rachel ^a   Lokhnygina, Yuliya ^a   Warren, Bobby ^a   Sharma Kuinkel, Batu ^a   Rojas, Laura J ^b   Rudin, Susan D ^c   Lewis, Sarah S ^a   Moehring, Rebekah W ^a,d   Weber, David J ^e   Rutala, William A ^e   Bonomo, Robert A ^b,c   Fowler, Vance G ^a   Sexton, Daniel J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DURHAM VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIMICROBIAL IMPREGNATED SCRUB; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NURSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PSEUDOMONAS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TRIPLE BLIND PROCEDURE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; CROSS INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NORTH CAROLINA; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TEXTILE; TRANSMISSION;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ORGANOSILICON DERIVATIVE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NORTH CAROLINA; NURSES; ORGANOSILICON COMPOUNDS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TEXTILES;

EID: 85029844973     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.181     Document Type: Article

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