TY - JOUR T1 - Minor surgery in general practice: are sterilised gloves necessary? JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 277 LP - 278 DO - 10.3399/bjgp08X279797 VL - 58 IS - 549 AU - Marco L Bruens AU - Pieter J van den Berg AU - Jeroen MG Keijman Y1 - 2008/04/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/58/549/277.2.abstract N2 - The use of non-sterile gloves during minor surgery is normal care in general practice. The Dutch College of General Practitioners has issued a guideline for infection prevention based on the regulation of the Dutch Working Party on Infection Prevention.1 Under the section ‘Minor surgery’ it is stated: ‘When a wound is closed with a suture, one has to work under sterile conditions. This means: sterile gloves, sterile working area and sterile material.’ There is no evidence in the guideline to … ER -