Reusable, rear opening isolation gown with easy release fastener

A rear opening isolation gown comprising:

• a central body that wraps around a torso area of a wearer, a pair of opposing left and right sleeves that cooperate with and extend in a direction away from the central body, and a neck opening that accommodates a neck of the wearer, the central body and right and left sleeves including a front and a back and being formed from a lint free material, the back of the central body being separated into a right portion and a left portion, with one of the right or left portions including an overlapping section and the other portion including a corresponding overlapped section that is defined when the gown is donned and secured;
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• a plurality of fasteners provided at the back, with each fastener having corresponding first and second parts that cooperate with one another to define the fastener and secure the right and left portions together, each first part being situated on the overlapping section of the right or left portion and each corresponding second part situated on the corresponding overlapped section of the other portion of the gown, and at least one of the plurality of fasteners being a hook and loop fastener having an average peel strength in a range from 0.1 PIW to 1.5 PIW and/or an average sheer strength in a range from 5 PSI to 25 PSI, that is situated proximate the neck opening, and that facilitates ease of adjustment and donning and doffing of the gown, wherein when the front of the gown is pulled away from the wearer with enough force the hook and loop fastener comes undone without substantial risk of damaging the gown thereby allowing for reuse of the gown.