The mechanical and microbiological integrity of surgical gloves

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 140-143

  Jamal, Ala ^a   Wilkinson, Stephen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Glove perforation; Surgical gloves; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; POROSITY; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING; SKIN FLORA; SURGICAL GLOVE; WOUND INFECTION;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; POROSITY; QUALITY CONTROL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0037367519     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2003.02645.x     Document Type: Article

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