Universal gloving may offer small protective effect against HAIs

Universal gloving may offer a small protective effect against health care-associated infections, or HAIs, and could be considered for implementation in high-risk settings, including pediatric ICUs, researchers reported in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

Contact precautions, including the use of nonsterile gloves during patient interaction, are recommended when patients are colonized or infected with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), such as MRSA and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), noted Nai-Chung Nelson Chang, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Utah School of Medicine, and colleagues