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Stringer B, Smith JA, Scharf S, et al. A study of the use of gloves in a large teaching hospital. Am J Infect Control. 1991;19(5):233-6doi: 10.1016/s0196-6553(05)80254-8.
Stringer, B., Smith, J. A., Scharf, S., Valentine, A., & Walker, M. M. (1991). A study of the use of gloves in a large teaching hospital. American journal of infection control, 19(5), 233-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0196-6553(05)80254-8
Stringer, B, et al. "A study of the use of gloves in a large teaching hospital." American journal of infection control vol. 19,5 (1991): 233-6. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0196-6553(05)80254-8
Stringer B, Smith JA, Scharf S, Valentine A, Walker MM. A study of the use of gloves in a large teaching hospital. Am J Infect Control. 1991 Oct;19(5):233-6. doi: 10.1016/s0196-6553(05)80254-8. PMID: 1755547.
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Am J Infect Control. 1991 Oct;19(5):233-6. doi: 10.1016/s0196-6553(05)80254-8.

A study of the use of gloves in a large teaching hospital.

American journal of infection control

B Stringer, J A Smith, S Scharf, A Valentine, M M Walker

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  1. Division of Medical Microbiology, Vancouver General Hospital, B.C., Canada.

PMID: 1755547 DOI: 10.1016/s0196-6553(05)80254-8

Abstract

A study was conducted in the wards and laboratory of a 900-bed teaching hospital to determine the appropriateness of glove use. In the wards the rate of appropriate use was 59%, and in the laboratory it was 90%. In general, in the patient areas gloves were used for specific tasks (70%) whereas in the laboratory use for a specific task was only 32%. Financial savings could be realized by educational programs in infection control directed toward a more rational use of gloves.

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