A Randomized Crossover Trial to Decrease Bacterial Contamination on Hospital Scrubs
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Boutin, Mallory A.; Thom, Kerri A.; Zhan, Min; Johnson, J. Kristie
- Source
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. Nov 01, 2014 35(11):1411-1413
- Subject
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0899-823X
Healthcare worker attire may become contaminated with pathogenic organisms during a normal shift. We performed a randomized crossover study to assess whether treatment with an antimicrobial coating would decrease bacterial contamination on scrubs. Thirty percent of all scrubs were contaminated; there was no difference in the rate of contamination between the intervention and control groups.