title: An intervention to reduce health care personnel hand contamination during care of patients with Clostridium difficile infection.
abstract: In a quasi-experimental study, an educational intervention to improve the technique for personal protective equipment (PPE) removal in conjunction with disinfection of gloves before removal of PPE reduced acquisition of Clostridium difficile spores on the hands of health care personnel caring for patients with C difficile infection.
authors.affiliation: Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Myreen E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Tomas
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Venkata C K
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Sunkesula
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Sirisha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kundrapu
authors.affiliation: Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Brigid M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH. Electronic address: curtisd123@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Curtis J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Donskey
mesh_terms: D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005932:Gloves, Surgical; D006225:Hand / Q000382:microbiology*; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: Clostridium difficile; Contamination; Personal protective equipment