Gloving in medicine: a boon for infection prevention or a hindrance?

2025/01/01 by Diana Vilar‐Compte, Pamela Garciadiego-Fossas, Cyntia Ibanes-Gutiérrez · 1 voice · 1 citation
Immunology and Microbiology · Medicine · #Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments #Infection Control in Healthcare #Reproductive tract infections research

paper · pdf · doi:10.1017/ash.2025.10145

openalex publication_date 2025/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/29 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/26

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Citations

• COVID-19 Pandemic Repercussions on the Use and Management of Plastics
• SHEA/IDSA/APIC Practice Recommendation: Strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene: 2022 Update

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• Using gloves wisely: rethinking glove use for health, safety, and environmental sustainability

Discussions

• @dvilarc.bsky.social: we review the introduction of gloves into medicine, their recommended use, and the issues of contamination and misuse. The final section examines the environmental impact of glov [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]

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