Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2015
Abstract
Surgical gloves provide a protective blockade for patients and members of the surgical team. Glove integrity is critical in an era of blood-borne pathogens. Therefore, the need for improved means for prevention and also gloving and appropriate hand hygiene in a hospital setting is ostensible. This perspective highlights the progress on antimicrobial surgical gloves in deducting the microbial passage after a glove puncture in a model of wound contamination. Moreover, traditional methods to avoid microbes in the hospital and various antimicrobial agents, such as metal ions and antiseptic dyes, are reviewed.
Keywords
Surgical gloves, rubber, contamination, microbes, patients, environment
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
Rubber Chemistry and Technology Journal
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