| Literature DB >> 30451126 |
Blake A Acquarulo1, Linda Sullivan2, Anthony L Gentile2, John M Boyce3, Richard A Martinello2.
Abstract
Examination gloves have been previously noted as a possible barrier to hand hygiene. We performed a prospective quantitative and qualitative study to investigate. Glove usage was found to be a potential barrier to hand hygiene; this was driven by desire for personal safety and potentially learned during professional training.Mesh:
Year: 2018 PMID: 30451126 DOI: 10.1017/ice.2018.293
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ISSN: 0899-823X Impact factor: 3.254