Concentration of bacteria passing through puncture holes in surgical gloves

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 154-158

  Harnoß, Julian Camill ^a   Partecke, Lars Ivo ^a   Heidecke, Claus Dieter ^a   Hübner, Nils Olaf ^a   Kramer, Axel ^a   Assadian, Ojan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

(micro ) perforation; bacterial transmission; crossinfection; double gloving; Surgical glove

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PASSAGE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL STRESS; SURGICAL GLOVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BACTERIA; CROSS INFECTION; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MATERIALS TESTING;

EID: 76749096688     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.06.013     Document Type: Article

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