title: Sterile or non-sterile gloves for minor skin excisions?
abstract: Non-sterile gloves are just as effective as sterile gloves in preventing surgical site infection after minor skin surgeries.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina, Department of Family Medicine, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rietz
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina, Department of Family Medicine, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barzin
authors.affiliation: University of Chicago, Department of Family Medicine, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Kohar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina, Department of Family Medicine, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mounsey
mesh_terms: D005932:Gloves, Surgical / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D013511:Minor Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013242:Sterilization