Overall, the authors of the study say a policy endorsing direct gloving could help workers better stick to infection prevention techniques and glove use in medical settings.

(HealthDay) -- Double gloving during surgery reduces the risk for transmission of bloodborne pathogens to medical personnel as well as minimizing the transfer of health care-associated infections ...

Double gloving is highly effective for protecting healthcare workers from needlestick injuries When it comes to surgical teams in the OR, double gloving is one of the most important best practices for ...

Recent study results suggest double gloving may provide additional protection against transmission of bloodborne pathogens during surgery.

A randomized crossover trial in Korea shows that routine sterile gloving just before venipuncture cuts blood culture contamination rates in half.

BOSTON — Gloving after hand hygiene prior to patient and line contact was associated with fewer gram-positive and potential central line-associated bloodstream infection in preterm infants ...

The results showed that at baseline, hand colonization was similar in the hand hygiene group vs direct gloving group (131 vs 148 colony-forming units [CFU], respectively), and after gloving, there ...

New study finds that handwashing prior to putting on gloves in clinical settings may not be the best policy for infection prevention.

Despite the belief that glove use can prevent the spread of infectious diseases in hospital settings, recent data suggest some health care workers find universal donning of gloves to be ...

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