A crossover trial comparing contamination of healthcare personnel during removal of a standard gown versus a modified gown with increased skin coverage at the hands and wrists

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2019, Pages 1278-1280

  Hajar, Zeina ^a   Mana, Thriveen S C ^b   Tomas, Myreen E ^c   Alhmidi, Heba ^c   Wilson, Brigid M ^c   Donskey, Curtis J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

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

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

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FINGER; HAND; HAND PALM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LONG TERM CARE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; WRIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION; OHIO; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

POLYETHYLENE;

CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HAND; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; OHIO; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; POLYETHYLENE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; WRIST;

EID: 85071335407     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2019.211     Document Type: Article

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