Year in Review: PPE & Standard Precautions

With 2010 coming to a close quickly, ICT presents the top news items and articles of 2010 relating to personal protective equipment and standard precautions, ranked in order of popularity based on Web clicks by ICT readers.

 

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1. Updated Surgical Attire Recommended Practice Takes Stronger Stance, Nixes Home Laundering

2. Coronavirus Survival Highlights Need for Careful Removal and Handling of PPE  

3. Researchers Discover Ease of Acinetobacter Transmission Via PPE, Unwashed Hands

4. PPE Use, Absenteeism Escalates in a Pandemic, Study Says

5. Pandemic Planning: Best Practices for PPE

6. Researchers Explore Role of Masks in Preventing Influenza Transmission

7. Gloves Essential for Control and Prevention of C. difficile Infection

8. Universal Contact Precautions More Effective for Preventing MRSA Infection in the ICU

9. IOM Issues New Report on Personal Protective Technologies

10. OSHA Infectious Disease Review Supported by Healthcare Leaders