In: BMC surgery, 15 (2015), Nr. 81. pp. 1-5. ISSN 1471-2482
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Abstract
Background: A surgical glove will protect surgeons and patients only if the glove’s integrity remains intact. However, several studies have demonstrated that undetected micro-perforations of surgical gloves are common. Because of the possibility of surgical glove puncture, an antimicrobial surgical glove was developed. The aim of this laboratory based experimental study was to assess the antibacterial efficacy of the interior chlorhexidine-gluconate (CHG)-coat of an antimicrobial synthetic polyisoprene surgical glove by using a standardized microbiological challenge. Methods: Sixteen healthy adult participants donned one antimicrobial surgical glove and one non-antimicrobial surgical glove randomly allocated to their dominant and non-dominant hand following a crossover design. During a 2-h wear time, participants performed standardized finger and hand movements. Thereafter, the interior surface of excised fingers of the removed gloves was challenged with 8.00 log10 cfu/mL S. aureus (ATCC 6538) or K. pneumoniae (ATCC 4352), respectively. The main outcome measure was the viable mean log10 cfu counts of the two glove groups after 5 min contact with the interior glove’s surface. Results: When comparing an antimicrobial glove against an untreated reference glove after 2-h simulated use wear-time, a mean reduction factor of 6.24 log10 (S. aureus) and 6.22 log10 (K. pneumoniae) was achieved after 5 min contact. Conclusion: These results demonstrate that wearing antibacterial gloves on hands does not negatively impact their antibacterial activity after 2-h of wear. This may have a potential benefit for patient safety in case of glove puncture during surgical procedures.
Document type: | Article |
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Journal or Publication Title: | BMC surgery |
Volume: | 15 |
Number: | 81 |
Publisher: | BioMed Central |
Place of Publication: | London |
Date Deposited: | 14 Dec 2015 14:42 |
Date: | 2015 |
ISSN: | 1471-2482 |
Page Range: | pp. 1-5 |
Faculties / Institutes: | Medizinische Fakultät Heidelberg > Chirurgische Universitätsklinik |
DDC-classification: | 610 Medical sciences Medicine |