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. 2008 Aug;14(8):1291-3.
doi: 10.3201/eid1408.080085.

Virus transfer from personal protective equipment to healthcare employees' skin and clothing

Lisa Casanova  1 , Edie Alfano-Sobsey, William A Rutala, David J Weber, Mark Sobsey
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Virus transfer from personal protective equipment to healthcare employees' skin and clothing

Lisa Casanova et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Aug.

Abstract

We evaluated a personal protective equipment removal protocol designed to minimize wearer contamination with pathogens. Following this protocol often resulted in virus transfer to hands and clothing. An altered protocol or other measures are needed to prevent healthcare worker contamination.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention protocol for removing healthcare worker PPE.
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Protocol for human challenge experiments. PPE, personal protective equipment; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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