Surgical glove perforation

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 1988, Pages 966-968

  Dxodds, R D A ^a   Guy, P J ^a   Peacock, A M ^a   Duffy, S R ^a   Barker, S G E ^a   Thomas, M H ^a  

^a ST PETER S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV transmission; Surgical gloves; wound infection

Indexed keywords

GLOVE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SHORT SURVEY; WOUND INFECTION;

EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HAND; HANDWASHING; HUMAN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0024242731     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800751009     Document Type: Article

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