Airborne particles from latex gloves in the hospital environment.
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Air sampling studies are described which show high levels of airborne starch powder contamination in areas where powdered latex gloves are used. Furthermore, culture of collected samples show a clear association between starch particles and bacterial colonies in an experimental system suggesting that airborne particles could act as a vector for pathogens in the hospital environment.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The European journal of surgery. Supplement. : = Acta chirurgica. Supplement
دوره 579 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997