Nonsterile Glove Use

In acute care settings with low-risk of infection transmission, discontinuing contact precautions (i.e., gloves and gown) may result in similar rates hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) lower the risk vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), compared to scenarios which such were employed. Rates late-onset infections a neonatal intensive unit when standard control used universal glove use. Two guidelines recommend that nonsterile should be worn for procedures it is anticipated there will blood, body fluids, non-intact skin, mucous membranes, lesions, or hazardous drugs chemicals; environmental cleaning; are effect.