title: Do gowns prevent infection in neonatal intensive care units?
abstract: In a prospective study we found that gowns had no effect when used by medical and paramedical staff, in reducing infection in a tertiary care neonatal unit. We conclude that the use of gowns in this area is an ineffective and expensive method of preventing nosocomial infection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Haque
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Chagla
mesh_terms: D003020:Clothing / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012529:Saudi Arabia