title: Acquisition of spores on gloved hands after contact with the skin of patients with Clostridium difficile infection and with environmental surfaces in their rooms.
abstract: In a prospective study of 30 patients with Clostridium difficile infection, we found that acquisition of spores on gloved hands was as likely after contact with commonly touched environmental surfaces (ie, bed rail, bedside table, telephone, call button) as after contact with commonly examined skin sites (ie, chest, abdomen, arm, hand).
authors: University Hospitals of Cleveland Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
authors: Dubert M
authors: DM
authors: Guerrero
authors: Michelle M
authors: MM
authors: Nerandzic
authors: Lucy A
authors: LA
authors: Jury
authors: Sadao
authors: S
authors: Jinno
authors: Shelley
authors: S
authors: Chang
authors: Curtis J
authors: CJ
authors: Donskey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D005260:Female; D005932:Gloves, Surgical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006225:Hand / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification*