The gloves healthcare workers wear to protect themselves from pathogens can transmit multi-drug resistant bacteria if they're not used properly, a researcher said here.
In an experimental study, seven important pathogens were easily transmissible from nitrile gloves to a polypropylene surface, according to Kazue Fujita, MD, of Nippon Medical School in Tokyo.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/asmmicrobe/58645?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2016-06-20&eun=g721819d0r
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