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Leakage of virus through used vinyl and latex examination gloves.

Journal of clinical microbiology ·Vol. 28 ·No. 4 ·1990-04-00 ·Pages 787-8

Korniewicz DM, Laughon BE, Cyr WH, Lytle CD, Larson E

Abstract

A total of 480 examination gloves (240 vinyl and 240 latex) were stressed by using manipulations designed to mimic patient care. At the highest use level, 38 (63%) of 60 vinyl gloves leaked bacteriophage phi X174 compared with 4 (7%) of 60 latex gloves. At lower use levels, there was no statistically significant difference in leakage.

MeSH Terms

Bacteriophage phi X 174/physiology Gloves, Surgical Latex Permeability Vinyl Compounds

Chemicals

Latex Vinyl Compounds

Authors & Affiliations

5 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Korniewicz D M

School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205.

Laughon B E

Cyr W H

Lytle C D

Larson E

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8 references, click to expand

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Article Info

Journal

Journal of clinical microbiology

Abbr.

J Clin Microbiol

ISSN

0095-1137

DOI

10.1128/jcm.28.4.787-788.1990

Published

1990-04-00

Pages

787-8

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

7505564

PMCID

PMC267795

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jcm.28.4.787-788.1990 PMC Full Text View journal details

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