Researchers examined the effect of requiring clinicians to wear gloves for all patient contacts on patients admitted to pediatric units of a tertiary care center between 2002 and 2010.
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The risk of any HAI was 25 percent lower during mandatory gloving periods compared with non-gloving periods, according to the study. In addition, mandatory gloving was associated lower risks of bloodstream infections and central line-associated bloodstream infections. The reduction in HAI risk was significant in the pediatric intensive care unit, neonatal ICU and the pediatric bone marrow transplant unit.
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