New research: Contamination of health care personnel during removal of contaminated gloves
February 5th, 2019
Alhmidi H, Gonzalez-Orta M, Cadnum JL, et al. Contamination of health care personnel during removal of contaminated gloves. Am J Infect Control 2019 (published online Jan 9)
“…..In simulations of contaminated glove removal, 37% of health care personnel using their typical doffing technique contaminated their skin with a fluorescent solution. The frequency of contamination was significantly lower when the technique recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was used versus not used (8 of 34, 24% vs 29 of 66, 44%). In simulations in which only the palm of the glove was contaminated, a modified doffing technique, to minimize the risk for contact with contaminated surfaces, reduced contamination of personnel……”
