2012
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.05.013
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Severe cutaneous aspergillosis in a premature neonate linked to nonsterile disposable glove contamination?

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“…Following one week of use, glove samples obtained from two different models of dispensing boxes showed much higher CFU counts than either of these earlier studies. 5,9,10 However, our study, in addition to acute care hospitals, also included a dental office and commercial enterprises with frequent use of gloves, including a funeral parlour and a tattoo art shop. Interestingly, the lowest mean CFU counts per glove over the 6-week observation period were found on gloves situated in a cleanroom, gowning area of an operation theatre (HD boxes: 1.9 CFU/ glove; TD boxes: 4.5 CFU/ glove), and the highest CFU counts per glove in a dental office (HD boxes: 319 CFU/glove; TD boxes: 685 CFU/glove).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Following one week of use, glove samples obtained from two different models of dispensing boxes showed much higher CFU counts than either of these earlier studies. 5,9,10 However, our study, in addition to acute care hospitals, also included a dental office and commercial enterprises with frequent use of gloves, including a funeral parlour and a tattoo art shop. Interestingly, the lowest mean CFU counts per glove over the 6-week observation period were found on gloves situated in a cleanroom, gowning area of an operation theatre (HD boxes: 1.9 CFU/ glove; TD boxes: 4.5 CFU/ glove), and the highest CFU counts per glove in a dental office (HD boxes: 319 CFU/glove; TD boxes: 685 CFU/glove).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Outbreaks of aspergillus infections in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) have been reported in association with humidifying chambers of incubators, adhesive taping, gauze and non-sterile gloves as possible reservoirs 5 6. Singer et al 7 describe an outbreak of aspergillosis in a NICU in which three of four infected preterm infants died due to secondary systemic infection.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…If non-sterile gloves are used, perforations may be more common with vinyl compared with latex gloves [5153]. Non-sterile gloves may be more prone to fungal contamination compared with individually sealed sterile gloves [54]. …”
Section: Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%