Bacterial contamination of nonsterile disposable gloves before use

American Journal of Infection Control
P BerthelotFlorence Grattard

Abstract

After Bacillus cereus recovery in opened boxes of disposable gloves, the bacteriological contamination of disposable nonsterile gloves kept stored in native packages was investigated prospectively. Thirty-six commercially available nonsterile nonpowdered disposable gloves made of latex, vinyl, or nitrile were cultured. A large variety of spore-forming and non-spore-forming bacteria was recovered, including Bacillus cereus and Clostridium perfringens. This finding must be taken into consideration for care involving gloves in very immunocompromised patients.

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