NETEC Resource Library

Virus Transfer from Personal Protective Equipment to Healthcare Employees’ Skin and Clothing

Contenu

Click for External Resource*


Click to read full article*


*The link above may share a zip file (.zip) hosted on repository.netecweb.org. Zip files will download automatically.
*All other links are external and will open in a new window. If you click an external link, you are leaving the NETEC site, and we do not maintain, review, or endorse these materials. See our terms of use.


Files for Download

PDF of the article: Virus Transfer from Personal Protective Equipment to Healthcare Employees’ Skin and Clothing08-0085_finalD.pdf

Item Type

Publication

Terms of Use

By accessing these materials you are agreeing to our terms of use, which may be found here: Terms of Use.

Voir les documents

Was this resource helpful?


Titre

Virus Transfer from Personal Protective Equipment to Healthcare Employees’ Skin and Clothing

Description

We evaluated a personal protective equipment removal protocol designed to minimize wearer contamination with pathogens.

Date

2008-08

Citer ce document

Casanova, L., Alfano-Sobsey, E., Rutala, W. A., Weber, D. J., & Sobsey, M. 2008. Virus transfer from personal protective equipment to healthcare employees' skin and clothing. Emerging infectious diseases, 14(8), 1291-3.

Résumé

We evaluated a personal protective equipment removal protocol designed to minimize wearer contamination with pathogens. Following this protocol often resulted in virus transfer to hands and clothing. An altered protocol or other measures are needed to prevent healthcare worker contamination.

Accessibilité

Free online

Collection