Bacterial contamination of surgical gloves by water droplets spilt after scrubbing

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 136-139

  Heal, Jimbo S ^a,b   Blom, A W ^a   Titcomb, D ^a   Taylor, A ^a   Bowker, K ^a   Hardy, J R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infection; Pre operative; Surgical; Wound

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; POVIDONE IODINE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; PACKAGING; PERMEABILITY; SURGICAL GLOVE; WOUND INFECTION; EQUIPMENT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; SURGICAL INFECTION;

EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0038389104     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1352     Document Type: Article

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