Virus transfer from personal protective equipment to healthcare employees' skin and clothing.
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.
Casanova
Lisa
L
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.
Alfano-Sobsey
Edie
E
Rutala
William A
WA
Weber
David J
DJ
Sobsey
Mark
M
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