title: Bacterial contamination of nonsterile disposable gloves before use.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  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.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-six commercially available nonsterile nonpowdered disposable gloves made of latex, vinyl, or nitrile were cultured.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A large variety of spore-forming and non-spore-forming bacteria was recovered, including Bacillus cereus and Clostridium perfringens.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This finding must be taken into consideration for care involving gloves in very immunocompromised patients.
authors.affiliation: Infection Control Unit, Infectious Diseases Department, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, France. philippe.berthelot@chu-st-etienne.fr
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berthelot
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dietemann
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fascia
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ros
authors.forename: Franck Olivier
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Mallaval
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lucht
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pozzetto
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grattard
mesh_terms: D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D004209:Disposable Equipment / Q000382:microbiology; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017575:Gloves, Protective / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans