The Impact of Universal Glove and Gown Use on Clostridioides Difficile Acquisition: A Cluster-Randomized Trial
Author(s) -
Daniel J. Morgan,
Erik R. Dubberke,
Tiffany Hink,
Gwen Paszkiewicz,
CareyAnn D. Burnham,
Lisa Pineles,
Larry Magder,
J. Kristie Johnson,
Surbhi Leekha,
Anthony D. Harris
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciac519
Subject(s) - medicine , clostridioides , randomized controlled trial , emergency medicine , intensive care , infection control , health care , cluster (spacecraft) , intensive care medicine , surgery , economics , economic growth , computer science , programming language
Clostridioides difficile is the most common cause of healthcare-associated infections in the United States. It is unknown whether universal gown and glove use in intensive care units (ICUs) decreases acquisition of C. difficile.
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