title: Using protective clothing.
abstract: The use of protective clothing is an essential element of infection prevention and control. Many items of protective clothing are incorporated within the concept of universal precautions--the precautions necessary to reduce exposure to blood or body fluids (Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, 1987). Protective clothing is also used to prevent the transmission of micro-organisms other than blood-borne viruses--for example, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus aureus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: York
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011481:Protective Clothing; D016635:Universal Precautions