Modified gloves: A chance for the prevention of nosocomial infections

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 266-269

  Gleser, Maxim ^a   Schwab, Frank ^b   Solbach, Philipp ^a,c   Vonberg, Ralf Peter ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Examination gloves; Infection prevention; Skin contamination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MODIFIED GLOVE; NURSE; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; PHYSICIAN; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; VISUAL FEEDBACK; CROSS INFECTION; HAND WASHING; PROCEDURES; PROTECTIVE GLOVE;

CROSS INFECTION; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NURSES; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 85030030278     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.08.024     Document Type: Article

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