Gloves, Protective - Utilization
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

[The use of gloves as protector factor against scorpion stings during corn picking in the state of Guerrero, Mexico]

27 Feb 2009 OBJECTIVE: Identify factors associated with scorpion stings among farm workers who pick corn in the Mexican state of Guerrero. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Cross-sectional survey in 14 randomly selected communities in the state of Guerrero.Simple ... Read more...

[Cryptosporidium sp infections and other intestinal parasites in food handlers from Zulia state, Venezuela]

27 Feb 2009 Cryptosporidiosis in food handlers from Venezuela is unknown, being this an important public health problem in immunosuppressed patients. To determine the prevalence of Cryptosporidium sp and other intestinal parasites in food handlers from Zulia ... Read more...

[Impact of an educational intervention for promoting handwashing and the rational use of gloves in a hospital]

21 Feb 2009 OBJECTIVE: To estimate the impact of educational intervention on hand washing and gloves use. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The educational intervention consisted of a one-hour weekly workshop aimed at doctors and nurses, with a previous questionnaire on ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Gloves, Protective - Utilization'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Don't let carelessness put construction site hands at risk. 30 Mar 2009
• [The use of gloves as protector factor against scorpion stings during corn picking in the state of Guerrero, Mexico] 27 Feb 2009
• [Cryptosporidium sp infections and other intestinal parasites in food handlers from Zulia state, Venezuela] 27 Feb 2009
• [Impact of an educational intervention for promoting handwashing and the rational use of gloves in a hospital] 21 Feb 2009
• Profile of anesthetic infection control in Taiwan: a questionnaire report. 30 Jan 2009
• A simple effective clean practice protocol significantly improves hand decontamination and infection control measures in the acute surgical setting. 3 Dec 2008
• Latex glove use by food handlers: the case for nonlatex gloves. 30 Oct 2008
• [Assessing knowledge, attitude, and practice on occupational blood exposure in caregiving facilities, in Morocco] 24 Oct 2008
• Sterile versus non-sterile glove use and aseptic technique. 29 Sep 2008
• Determinant roles of environmental contamination and noncompliance with standard precautions in the risk of hepatitis C virus transmission in a hemodialysis unit. 30 Aug 2008
• [Biosafety profile of laboratory workers at three education hospitals in Izmir, Turkey] 29 Jun 2008
• Contamination, acquisition, and transmission of pathogens: implications for research and practice of infection control. 29 Jun 2008
• Supply chain safety issue brief. Double-gloving strategies to reduce disease transmission risk. 30 May 2008
• Occupational exposure to dibutyl phthalate among manicurists. 30 May 2008
• Hand eczema: causes, course, and prognosis II. 30 May 2008
• [Prevalence of oro-dental injuries in wrestling in Senegal] 28 Feb 2008
• Experiences with implementation of evidence-based prevention programs to prevent occupational skin diseases in different occupations. 30 Jan 2008
• Incidence and severity of combat hand burns after All Army Activity message. 30 Jan 2008
• Evaluation of occupational exposure to antiblastic drugs in an Italian hospital oncological department. 30 Dec 2007
• A controlled trial of universal gloving versus contact precautions for preventing the transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms. 29 Nov 2007

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Technical information about 'Gloves, Protective'

Definition: Coverings for the hands, usually with separations for the fingers, made of various materials, for protection against infections, toxic substances, extremes of hot and cold, radiations, water immersion, etc. The gloves may be worn by patients, care givers, housewives, laboratory and industrial workers, police, etc.

Descriptor UI: D017575

Alternative terms: Gloves, Protective; Protective Gloves; Glove, Protective; Protective Glove;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; microbiology; parasitology; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; virology; ethics;

Tree Number: E07.700.600.400; J01.637.215.600.400; J01.637.708.600.400;

History Note: 94

Technical Notes: for patients, lab or indust workers, housewives, police, etc.; do not use /util except by MeSH definition; GLOVES, SURGICAL is also available