 Gloves, Protective
"Gloves, Protective" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
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D017575
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.700.600.400 J01.637.215.600.400 J01.637.708.600.400
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| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 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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Okamoto K, Rhee Y, Schoeny M, Lolans K, Cheng J, Reddy S, Weinstein RA, Hayden MK, Popovich KJ. 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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Thielbar KO, Triandafilou KM, Fischer HC, O'Toole JM, Corrigan ML, Ochoa JM, Stoykov ME, Kamper DG. 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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Weinstein RA. Intensive care unit environments and the fecal patina: a simple problem? Crit Care Med. 2012 Apr; 40(4):1333-4.
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Hayden MK, Blom DW, Lyle EA, Moore CG, Weinstein RA. 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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Trick WE, Vernon MO, Welbel SF, Demarais P, Hayden MK, Weinstein RA. 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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Chai LY, Ng TM, Habib AG, Singh K, Kumarasinghe G, Tambyah PA. 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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Trick WE, Weinstein RA, DeMarais PL, Tomaska W, Nathan C, McAllister SK, Hageman JC, Rice TW, Westbrook G, Jarvis WR. 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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Weinstein RA. 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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Tenorio AR, Badri SM, Sahgal NB, Hota B, Matushek M, Hayden MK, Trenholme GM, Weinstein RA. 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.
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