Leakage of virus through used vinyl and latex examination gloves
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Leakage of virus through used vinyl and latex examination gloves.
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.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.28.4.787-788.1990