Bacterial contamination of nonsterile disposable gloves before use.
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.
Berthelot
Philippe
P
Infection Control Unit, Infectious Diseases Department, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, France. philippe.berthelot@chu-st-etienne.fr
Dietemann
Jonathan
J
Fascia
Pascal
P
Ros
Alain
A
Mallaval
Franck Olivier
FO
Lucht
Frédéric
F
Pozzetto
Bruno
B
Grattard
Florence
F
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