A randomized trial of two cover gowns comparing contamination of healthcare personnel during removal of personal protective equipment

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 97-100

  Mana, Thriveen S C ^a,b   Tomas, Myreen E ^a   Cadnum, Jennifer L ^a   Jencson, Annette L ^a   Piedrahita, Christina T ^a   Donskey, Curtis J ^a,b  

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

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVICE SAFETY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION; RANDOMIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; OHIO; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

POLYETHYLENE;

CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; OHIO; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; POLYETHYLENE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 85041523202     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.249     Document Type: Article

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