ves , ▁g own s , ▁bon net s , ▁sh oe ▁covers , ▁face ▁shield s , ▁C PR ▁mask s , ▁g og g les , ▁surg ical ▁mask s , ▁and ▁resp ir ators . ▁How ▁many ▁components ▁are ▁used ▁and ▁how ▁the ▁components ▁are ▁used ▁is ▁often ▁determined ▁by ▁reg ulations ▁or ▁the ▁in fection ▁control ▁protocol ▁of ▁the ▁facility ▁in ▁question . ▁Many ▁or ▁most ▁of ▁these ▁items ▁are ▁dispos able ▁to ▁avoid ▁carrying ▁inf ect ious ▁materials ▁from ▁one ▁patient ▁to ▁another ▁patient ▁and ▁to ▁avoid ▁difficult ▁or ▁cost ly ▁dis in fection . ▁In ▁the ▁US , ▁OS HA ▁requires ▁the ▁immediate ▁removal ▁and ▁dis in fection ▁or ▁dispos al ▁of ▁a ▁worker ' s ▁P PE ▁prior ▁to ▁leaving ▁the ▁work ▁area ▁where ▁expos ure ▁to ▁inf ect ious ▁material ▁took ▁place . ▁ ▁The ▁in app ropri ate ▁use ▁of ▁P PE ▁equipment ▁such ▁as ▁glo ves , ▁has ▁been ▁linked ▁to ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁rates ▁of ▁the ▁transmission ▁of ▁in fection , ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁such ▁must ▁be ▁compatible ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁particular ▁hand ▁h yg iene ▁agents ▁used . ▁ ▁Ant im icro b ial ▁surfaces ▁ ▁Micro organ isms ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁surv ive ▁on ▁non - ant im icro b ial ▁in animate ▁‘ touch ’ ▁surfaces ▁( e . g ., ▁bed rails , ▁over - the - bed ▁t ray s , ▁call ▁buttons , ▁bath room ▁hardware , ▁etc .) ▁for ▁extended ▁periods ▁of ▁time .