AIRBORNE PARTICLES FROM LATEX GLOVES IN THE HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT

Authors
NEWSOM SWB SHAW P
Citation
Swb. Newsom et P. Shaw, AIRBORNE PARTICLES FROM LATEX GLOVES IN THE HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT, The European journal of surgery, 163, 1997, pp. 31-33
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
The European journal of surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
11024151
Volume
163
Year of publication
1997
Supplement
579
Pages
31 - 33
Database
ISI
SICI code
1102-4151(1997)163:<31:APFLGI>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Air sampling studies are described which show high levels of airborne starch powder contamination in areas where powdered latex gloves are u sed. Furthermore, culture of collected samples show a clear associatio n between starch particles and bacterial colonies in an experimental s ystem suggesting that airborne particles could act as a vector for pat hogens in the hospital environment.