Acinetobacter baumannii can be transferred from contaminated nitrile examination gloves to polypropylene plastic surfaces

ConclusionsA baumannii can transfer easily from nitrile gloves to fomite compared with other gram-negative bacteria that cause health care–associated infections. These findings support data from previous observational studies that gloves of health care workers can be major routes of A baumannii transmission in clinical settings.
Source: American Journal of Infection Control - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research