[Hospital hygiene - clothing in hospitals: protection for staff and patients].
Hospital clothing worn by medical personnel in German hospitals can be divided into two groups, work clothing and protective clothing. Work clothing is not changed between patient visits and hence is no measure of infection control. Its function is to protect private clothing and to identify medical personnel. Protective clothing on the other hand should protect staff and patients from nosocomial infections. It has to be changed between patient visits and is especially recommended with invasive procedures and immunocompromised patients.
Kerwat
Klaus
K
Klinik für Anästhesie und Intensivtherapie, Universitätsklinikum Giessen und Marburg, Standort Marburg.
Wulf
Hinnerk
H
D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D017053:Infection Control / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D010361:Patients; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011481:Protective Clothing