Effectiveness of Gloves in the Prevention of Hand Carriage of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Species by Health Care Workers after Patient Care

Gloving reduces acquisition of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus species (VRE) on the hands, and it should be considered for routine inpatient care, even for contact with the intact skin of patients who may be colonized with VRE. However, gloving does not completely prevent contamination of the hand...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2001-03, Vol.32 (5), p.826-829
Main Authors: Tenorio, Allan R., Badri, Sheila M., Sahgal, Nishi B., Hota, Bala, Matushek, Marian, Hayden, Mary K., Trenholme, Gordon M., Weinstein, Robert A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Brief Reports
Diarrhea
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Enterococcus
Enterococcus - drug effects
Enterococcus - genetics
Enterococcus - isolation & purification
Gels
General aspects
Gloves, Protective - microbiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - microbiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - prevention & control
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - transmission
Hand - microbiology
Hands
Health Personnel
Humans
Infections
Medical personnel
Medical sciences
Microbial colonization
Patient care
Patient Care - adverse effects
Planification. Prevention (methods). Intervention. Evaluation
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Risk Factors
Skin
Vancomycin Resistance
Washing
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Summary:Gloving reduces acquisition of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus species (VRE) on the hands, and it should be considered for routine inpatient care, even for contact with the intact skin of patients who may be colonized with VRE. However, gloving does not completely prevent contamination of the hands, and hand washing is necessary after glove removal.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/319214