Researchers conducted a comparative study assessing gown contamination differences between three gown- and glove-wearing techniques. Participants exposed their hands to ultraviolet light and ...

It's well known that the scrub uniforms worn by healthcare professionals, despite being laundered frequently, can become contaminated with pathogens, as can gowns and gloves worn to minimize exposure ...

January 4, 2018 - For surgeons getting ready to enter the operating room (OR), the chances of contamination may be lower if they put their gowns on by themselves - without the assistance of a surgical ...

Bacterial infections can imperil the fragile patients at hospitals‘ intensive care units. And a new study reveals an unlikely spreader: the health care workers who treat them. The standard sterile ...