Contamination of Unused, Nonsterile Gloves in the Critical Care Setting: A Comparison of Bacterial Glove Contamination in Medical, Surgical and Burn Intensive Care Units
Abstract:Objective: Objective: To assess the rate and burden of bacterial contamination on unused, nonsterile gloves found in glove boxes in three different specialty intensive care units (ICUs).Design: Descriptive, cross-sectional study Setting: A burn, trauma/surgical, and medical ICU in a 412-bed tertiary care hospital.
Subjects: Convenience sample of 90 non-sterile vinyl exam glove pairsMethods: Thirty occupied rooms in each ICU were utilized for collection of glove pair samples. Gloves from opened glove boxes plac… Show more
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