Glove: Use for safety or overuse?

Am J Infect Control. 2017 Dec 1;45(12):1407-1410. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.08.029. Epub 2017 Oct 16.

Authors

Susan Jain¹, Kate Clezy², Mary-Louise McLaws³

Affiliations

¹ School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Infection Prevention and Control Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia.
² Infectious Diseases, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia.
³ School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: m.mclaws@unsw.edu.au.

PMID: 29046216
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.08.029

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Cross Infection / prevention & control*
Gloves, Protective*
Hand Hygiene*
Humans
Occupational Exposure / prevention & control*
Safety