Document 0157
 DOCN  M9620157
 TI    Glove safety: summary of recent findings and recommendations from health
       care regulators.
 DT    9602
 AU    Heller ET; Greer CR; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Louisiana
       Tech University,; Ruston, USA.
 SO    South Med J. 1995 Nov;88(11):1093-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96049153
 AB    Every health care worker should be aware of the quality and deficiencies
       of gloves in the health care setting. Since the introduction of the
       human immunodeficiency virus into the health care setting, the medical
       community's compliance with universal precautions and the standards
       mandated by the Food and Drug Administration have worked in a mutual
       effort to enhance the quality of medical gloves considerably. Despite
       these improvements in protecting health care workers, recent studies on
       glove integrity before and after use warn against taking the protective
       aspect of gloves for granted. According to studies, latex gloves provide
       the best available protection from biohazardous substances, but stricter
       regulation of glove production and a continual observance of
       recommendations and regulations by health care regulators are necessary
       to improve glove quality. This report is designed to reveal the fact
       regarding the true safety integrity of two main glove types, latex and
       polyvinyl chloride, through permeability testing with various
       biomaterials and substances.
 DE    Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional/PREVENTION &  CONTROL
       Equipment Design  Equipment Failure  Equipment Safety  *Gloves,
       Surgical/STANDARDS  Human  HIV Infections/PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  Materials Testing  Occupational
       Diseases/PREVENTION & CONTROL  Permeability  Polyvinyl Chloride  Rubber
       Universal Precautions  JOURNAL ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW, TUTORIAL

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