title: Virus transfer from personal protective equipment to healthcare employees' skin and clothing.
abstract: We evaluated a personal protective equipment removal protocol designed to minimize wearer contamination with pathogens. Following this protocol often resulted in virus transfer to hands and clothing. An altered protocol or other measures are needed to prevent healthcare worker contamination.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Casanova
authors.forename: Edie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alfano-Sobsey
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Rutala
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sobsey
mesh_terms: D003020:Clothing; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D011482:Protective Devices / Q000821:virology*; D012867:Skin / Q000821:virology*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control