Although healthcare workers use gloves to protect both patients and themselves from bacterial contamination, new research suggests gloves themselves may play a significant role in transferring bugs ...

Changing the type of medical gloves used by healthcare workers could help reduce the spread of germs in hospital intensive care units, according to research published in the Journal of Hospital ...

Health care workers caring for infectious patients sometimes make mistakes when removing personal protective garments, resulting in contamination of clothes or equipment with antibiotic-resistant ...

Gloves used in hospital wards are often contaminated with bacteria before coming into contact with patients, a University of Otago study has found. The study has highlighted the importance of health ...

BOSTON — Failure to change or remove contaminated gloves could contribute to the spread of several health care-associated infections and could especially impact the spread of Acinetobacter baumannii ...

The indiscriminate use of non-sterile gloves in hospitals and clinics is significantly adding to environmental pollution, ...

Florescent lotion and black light revealed that health care workers often contaminate their skin and clothing while removing their protective gear, researchers say. This contamination can spread germs ...

A hospital ought to be the last place to get a life-threatening infection, but it happens. A new study helps explain why. Researchers asked real hospital workers to remove gowns and gloves smeared ...