"Gloves, Protective" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Coverings for the hands, usually with separations for the fingers, made of various materials, for protection against infections, toxic substances, extremes of hot and cold, radiations, water immersion, etc. The gloves may be worn by patients, care givers, housewives, laboratory and industrial workers, police, etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D017575
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.700.600.400 J01.637.215.600.400 J01.637.708.560.875.400
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gloves, Protective" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of doffing errors on healthcare worker self-contamination when caring for patients on contact precautions. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 05; 40(5):559-565.
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Benefits of Using a Voice and EMG-Driven Actuated Glove to Support Occupational Therapy for Stroke Survivors. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2017 03; 25(3):297-305.
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Intensive care unit environments and the fecal patina: a simple problem? Crit Care Med. 2012 Apr; 40(4):1333-4.
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Risk of hand or glove contamination after contact with patients colonized with vancomycin-resistant enterococcus or the colonized patients' environment. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Feb; 29(2):149-54.
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Multicenter intervention program to increase adherence to hand hygiene recommendations and glove use and to reduce the incidence of antimicrobial resistance. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 Jan; 28(1):42-9.
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Paradoxical increase in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquisition rates despite barrier precautions and increased hand washing compliance during an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome. Clin Infect Dis. 2005 Feb 15; 40(4):632-3.
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Comparison of routine glove use and contact-isolation precautions to prevent transmission of multidrug-resistant bacteria in a long-term care facility. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004 Dec; 52(12):2003-9.
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Controlling antimicrobial resistance in hospitals: infection control and use of antibiotics. Emerg Infect Dis. 2001 Mar-Apr; 7(2):188-92.
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Effectiveness of gloves in the prevention of hand carriage of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus species by health care workers after patient care. Clin Infect Dis. 2001 Mar 01; 32(5):826-9.