Nonsterile Glove Use in Addition to Hand Hygiene to Prevent Late-Onset Infection in Preterm Infants | Zendy

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Nonsterile Glove Use in Addition to Hand Hygiene to Prevent Late-Onset Infection in Preterm Infants

Author(s) -

David Kaufman,

Amy Blackman,

Mark R. Conaway,

Robert A. Sinkin

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

jama pediatrics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004

H-Index - 183

eISSN - 2168-6211

pISSN - 2168-6203

DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.953

Subject(s) - medicine , hygiene , necrotizing enterocolitis , neonatal intensive care unit , gestational age , pediatrics , randomized controlled trial , enterocolitis , intensive care unit , surgery , pregnancy , pathology , biology , genetics

Late-onset infections commonly occur in extremely preterm infants and are associated with high rates of mortality and neurodevelopmental impairment. Hand hygiene alone does not always achieve the desired clean hands, as microorganisms are still present more than 50% of the time. We hypothesize that glove use after hand hygiene may further decrease these infections.

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