title: Correlation between glove use practices and compliance with hand hygiene in a multicenter study with elderly patients.
abstract: In a study conducted in 11 health care settings for elderly patients, we demonstrated a significant negative correlation between the proportion of glove use outside any risk of exposure to body fluids and compliance with hand hygiene (P < .02). This result underscores a major limitation of strategies for controlling the spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria that recommend systematic glove use for each contact with carriers or their environment.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Bacteriology and Hygiene, Angers Teaching Hospital, France. MaEveillard@chu-angers.fr
authors.forename: Matthieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eveillard
authors.forename: Marie-Laure
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Joly-Guillou
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brunel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005932:Gloves, Surgical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006235:Hand Disinfection / Q000592:standards*; D006268:Health Facilities; D006801:Humans