Evaluation of the efficacy of antibacterial medical gloves in the ICU setting

Kahar Bador M 1 , Rai V 2 , Yusof MY 3 , Kwong WK 2 , Assadian O 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Anaesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Infection Control, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Institute for Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK. Electronic address: o.assadian@hud.ac.uk
J Hosp Infect, 2015 Jul;90(3):248-52.
PMID: 25982193 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2015.03.009

Abstract

Inappropriate use of medical gloves may support microbial transmission. New strategies could increase the safety of medical gloves without the risk of patient and surface contamination.

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