Gowns, caps and masks in neonatal units : are they necessary?
| Autor: | T N K Raju |
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| Rok vydání: | 1988 |
| Předmět: |
Cross Infection
medicine.medical_specialty Isolation (health care) business.industry Infant Newborn Masks India Bacterial Infections medicine.disease Surgery Lethal factor Protective Clothing Intensive Care Units Neonatal Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Humans Medicine Infection control Medical emergency business |
| Zdroj: | The Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 55:669-674 |
| ISSN: | 0973-7693 0019-5456 |
| Popis: | The issue of gowning cannot be examined in isolation to other infection control policies. The value of a gown in controlling infection is highly questionable, but before discarding our gowns, many scientific aspects of its benefits and limitations could be studied. Further, those who handle the infant must keep in mind that gowns do not prevent sepsis-handwashing does. If the latter is not practised, gowns will be pieces of decoration. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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