1515Perceptions and Barriers to Universal Gloving for Infection Prevention: A Survey of Healthcare Workers and Patients
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Prevention: A Survey of Healthcare Workers and Patients Nadia Masroor, BS; Summer Donovan, DO; Kakotan Sanogo, MS; Leah Couture; Janis Ober RN, MSN; Michael Stevens, MD, MPH; Michael Edmond, MD, MPH, MPA, FIDSA, FSHEA; Gonzalo Bearman, MD, MPH; Epidemiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA; Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA; Infectious Diseases, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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