Gowning and gloving for all patient interactions may significantly reduce the contamination of healthcare workers’ clothes while they practice care, according to a study published in Infection Control ...

A large study on universal gown and glove use and a pair of smaller studies on the impact of contact precautions on patients find that universal gown and glove use is effective at reducing methicillin ...

Alex Franke has donned surgical gloves in the past. But the Washington State University medical student had never gone step-by-step through the process of gowning and gloving for a sterile operating ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Oct. 4, 2013 – Healthcare workers' use of disposable gowns and gloves upon entering all patient rooms on an intensive care unit (ICU), versus only in rooms on standard isolation ...

“This design prevents exposure of skin and requires that gloves be peeled off as the gown is removed,” according to the study. The researchers randomly assigned healthcare personnel to perform ...

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The study by Harris and colleagues provides encouraging findings that universal precautions appear to reduce the transmission of MRSA in the ICU but unfortunately do not seem to influence rates of ...