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

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Casanova, Lisa, Alfano-Sobsey, Edie, Rutala, William A., Weber, David J., Sobsey, Mark
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600382/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18680659
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1408.080085