title: Use of gloves among dermatologists.
abstract: Despite evidence that rubber or latex surgeon's gloves appear to prevent or reduce the transmission of hepatitis B virus, physicians continue to perform surgical procedures without wearing gloves. Surveys regarding glove usage among members of the American Academy of Dermatology revealed that a majority of those responding do not regularly wear gloves while performing basic dermatologic procedures, such as shave and punch biopsies and curettage and desiccation. Others are still not wearing gloves regularly while performing excisional surgery, hair transplants, and dermabrasion procedures.
mesh_terms: D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D003880:Dermatology; D005932:Gloves, Surgical; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans