Impact of doffing errors on healthcare worker self-contamination when caring for patients on contact precautions.
Koh OkamotoYoona RheeMichael SchoenyKaren LolansJennifer ChengShivani ReddyRobert A WeinsteinMary K HaydenKyle J Popovichnull nullPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2019)
When caring for patients on CP for MDROs, HCWs appear to have differential risk for hand contamination based on their method of doffing PPE. An intervention as simple as reinforcing the preferred order of doffing may reduce HCW contamination with MDROs.
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