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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2018 Jul;39(7):884-885.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.91. Epub 2018 May 7.

Comparison of Two Glove-Sampling Methods to Discriminate Between Study Arms of a Hand Hygiene and Glove-Use Study

Gwen L Robinson  1 , Linda Otieno  1 , J Kristie Johnson  1 , Laura J Rose  2 , Anthony D Harris  1 , Judith Noble-Wang  2 , Kerri A Thom  1 ; CDC Epicenter Prevention Program
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Comparison of Two Glove-Sampling Methods to Discriminate Between Study Arms of a Hand Hygiene and Glove-Use Study

Gwen L Robinson et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 Jul.

Abstract

In the absence of a gold standard, we compared two glove-sampling methodologies, direct imprint and the sponge stick, to detect a difference between two arms in our study relative to total amount and presence of bacteria.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest. All authors report no conflicts of interest relative to this article.

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The sponge stick and the direct imprint method were used to sample each healthcare worker. The outcomes for the intervention and the usual care arm were calculated for the sponge stick and the direct imprint method independently. These outcomes were compared and the method with the ability to detect a difference between the two study arms was chosen as the preferred method for sampling.
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