From: Bacterial migration through punctured surgical gloves under real surgical conditions
Number | Surgical team member | Duration of wear (minutes) | Location/site of perforation | organisms found in the glove | organisms found in the wound |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | surgeon | 72 | Index finger, right* | CNS | CNS, Strep. spp. |
2 | surgeon | 65 | between ring and little finger, left* | E. coli, Proteus penneri | E. coli, Proteus penneri, CNS |
3 | surgeon | 90 | Index finger, left* | CNS | CNS |
4 | surgeon | 62 | Thumb, left* | E. coli strain A and B | E. coli strain A, B and C |
5 | surgeon | 70 | Index finger, left* | Enterococcus cloacae | Enterococcus cloacae |
6 | surgeon | 72 | Thumb, left** | M. luteus | CNS, Strep. spp. |