Comparison of blood transmission through latex and nitrile glove materials

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 205-210

  Mansouri, M ^a   Tidley, M ^a   Sanati, K A ^b   Roberts, C ^c  

^a PRINCESS OF WALES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood borne pathogens; Gloves; Health care worker; Needlestick injuries; Surgical

Indexed keywords

LATEX; NITRILE;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERYTHROCYTE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SURGICAL GLOVE;

CELL COUNT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERYTHROCYTES; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; LATEX; MATERIALS TESTING; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NITRILES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 77953340601     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqp196     Document Type: Article

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