Healthcare worker long-sleeved attire contamination: a prospective observational study
HCW long sleeve contamination occurs frequently, including with potential pathogens. Changing trends in attire type may have an impact on bacterial transmissibility. While this study could not infer transmission events associated with clinically diagnosed patient infections, the potential benefit of a "bare below the elbows" attire policy warrants further investigation.
Authors
- Lora Pless (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0163-3689)
- Graham M. Snyder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5562-8880)
- Lee H. Harrison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3787-2705)
- M. A. Barry
- Kady Waggle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9237-9964)
- Marissa Pacey Griffith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0677-8203)
- Nathan C. Clemons
- Ashley M. Ayres
- Maria F. Sanes Guevara
Institutions
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- UPMC Presbyterian (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-12-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.10378
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00