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Janet

In article >,
says...
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> The fact remains that since the advent of those gloves in hospitals
> infections have risen dramatically.

Though not necessarily because of glove-wearing.

BITGOD, hospital visiting times were limited, child visits to patients
were not allowed at all (let alone, romping around on and off the floor
to patients bed), adult visitors were not allowed to touch let alone sit
on beds, kiss and hug patients, bring in food. Patients wore sterilised
hospital gowns and stayed IN BED; they didn't wander around socialising
with other sick people.

All that has changed. Those old fashioned rules enforced by strict
matrons, were aimed at minimising infection and cross contamination from
unhygeinic home practise outside the hospital.

Janet UK