Srinivasan, A., Song, X., Ross, T., Merz, W., Brower, R., & Perl, T.M. (2002). A prospective study to determine whether cover gowns in addition to gloves decrease nosocomial transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in an intensive care unit. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 23, 424–428.
To determine whether cover gowns in addition to gloves decrease the nosocomial transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in an intensive care unit.
Medical intensive care unit (teaching hospital)
This was a prospective study.
Gown and Gloves
Gloves Only