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To the Editor:Editor, I read the recent published work on glove removal method and distance with a great interest.1Lai J.Y. Guo Y.P. Or P.P. Li Y. Comparison of hand contamination rates and environmental contamination levels between two different glove removal methods and distances.Am J Infect Control. 2010; 39: 104-111Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (16) Google Scholar Lai et al concluded that “The impact of the glove removal procedure and the distance to the bin in which used gloves are discarded should be taken into consideration on a daily basis”.1Lai J.Y. Guo Y.P. Or P.P. Li Y. Comparison of hand contamination rates and environmental contamination levels between two different glove removal methods and distances.Am J Infect Control. 2010; 39: 104-111Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (16) Google Scholar I would like to add some more factors that are reported to be relating to the hand contamination in glove usage. Olsen et al published in JAMA that latex gloves were less frequently associated with hand contamination.2Olsen R.J. Lynch P. Coyle M.B. Cummings J. Bokete T. Stamm W.E. Examination gloves as barriers to hand contamination in clinical practice.JAMA. 1993; 270: 350-353Crossref PubMed Google Scholar The environment in a room occupied by a patient colonized by bacteria is also another factor that affects the hand contamination.3Hayden M.K. Blom D.W. Lyle E.A. Moore C.G. Weinstein R.A. Risk of hand or glove contamination after contact with patients colonized with vancomycin-resistant enterococcus or the colonized patients' environment.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008; 29: 149-154Crossref PubMed Scopus (223) Google Scholar Finally, although the use of florescent staining is a good contamination determination technique, there are some technical issues of concern.4Hachmeister U. Kracht J. Basic features in immunohistological technique (author's translation).Microsc Acta. 1975; 77: 213-220PubMed Google Scholar This technique cannot completely cover all kinds of contaminations, especially for viruses. Also, it might have incorrect diagnosis—the false negative—if the staining is not properly and adequately performed. To the Editor: Editor, I read the recent published work on glove removal method and distance with a great interest.1Lai J.Y. Guo Y.P. Or P.P. Li Y. Comparison of hand contamination rates and environmental contamination levels between two different glove removal methods and distances.Am J Infect Control. 2010; 39: 104-111Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (16) Google Scholar Lai et al concluded that “The impact of the glove removal procedure and the distance to the bin in which used gloves are discarded should be taken into consideration on a daily basis”.1Lai J.Y. Guo Y.P. Or P.P. Li Y. Comparison of hand contamination rates and environmental contamination levels between two different glove removal methods and distances.Am J Infect Control. 2010; 39: 104-111Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (16) Google Scholar I would like to add some more factors that are reported to be relating to the hand contamination in glove usage. Olsen et al published in JAMA that latex gloves were less frequently associated with hand contamination.2Olsen R.J. Lynch P. Coyle M.B. Cummings J. Bokete T. Stamm W.E. Examination gloves as barriers to hand contamination in clinical practice.JAMA. 1993; 270: 350-353Crossref PubMed Google Scholar The environment in a room occupied by a patient colonized by bacteria is also another factor that affects the hand contamination.3Hayden M.K. Blom D.W. Lyle E.A. Moore C.G. Weinstein R.A. Risk of hand or glove contamination after contact with patients colonized with vancomycin-resistant enterococcus or the colonized patients' environment.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008; 29: 149-154Crossref PubMed Scopus (223) Google Scholar Finally, although the use of florescent staining is a good contamination determination technique, there are some technical issues of concern.4Hachmeister U. Kracht J. Basic features in immunohistological technique (author's translation).Microsc Acta. 1975; 77: 213-220PubMed Google Scholar This technique cannot completely cover all kinds of contaminations, especially for viruses. Also, it might have incorrect diagnosis—the false negative—if the staining is not properly and adequately performed. Comparison of hand contamination rates and environmental contamination levels between two different glove removal methods and distancesAmerican Journal of Infection ControlVol. 39Issue 2PreviewGloves are a necessary contact precaution to prevent transmission of infectious pathogens that spread by direct or indirect contact with an infected person or a contaminated environment. This article reports a study investigating hand and environmental contamination levels when health care workers (HCWs) followed two different methods of removing gloves at two distances from the rubbish bin. Full-Text PDF
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