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 ...

FILE PHOTO: A surgery nurse puts on gloves before procedures on a patient with MRSA (Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) in the operating theatre of the Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin (UKB) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

AUBURN, N.Y. - Staff at Auburn Community Hospital did not clean their hands properly, gave injections in the operating room without wearing gloves and failed to clean a stethoscope between patient ...

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 ...

The Glenview Park District donated personal protective equipment from its facilities to Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview on Friday. The Park District donated 2,725 pairs of gloves, 500 antiseptic ...

(Reuters Health) - Healthcare workers caring for infectious patients sometimes make mistakes when removing personal protective garments, resulting in contamination of clothes or equipment with ...

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 ...