Universal gown, glove use by employees in ICU reduces MRSA 40 percent
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 19:31
in Health & Medicine
Health-care workers' use of disposable gowns and gloves upon entering all patient rooms on an ICU, versus only in rooms on standard isolation protocol, helped reduce patient acquisition of MRSA by approximately 40 percent. While the study did not show statistically significant results for preventing patient acquisition of VRE, use of gowns and gloves increased handwashing frequency among healthcare workers and did not result in any increase in adverse events for patients.