Chlorine Dioxide-Generating Gloves Eliminate Broad Spectrum of Pathogens

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Chlorine Dioxide-Generating Gloves Eliminate Broad Spectrum of Pathogens

By Will Boggs, MD. MD

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 16 - Gloves that create a " disinfecting

microenvironment " by continuously generating chlorine dioxide appear safe

for the wearer and effective in reducing the numbers of pathogens on the

gloves and on the wearer, according to new a report.

Chlorine dioxide is a water-soluble gas with activity against a broad

spectrum of potential pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa,

fungi, and bacterial spores, explains Dr. Barza from Caritas Carney

Hospital and Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Barza tested the ability of gloves impregnated with microspheres that

release chlorine dioxide upon exposure to light or moisture to reduce

microbial numbers on the gloves and on the hands of wearers.

The numbers of Staph. aureus and Listeria monocytogenes declined by at least

2 logs more in the first 2 minutes on chlorine dioxide-releasing gloves than

on control gloves, Dr. Barza reports in the March 15th issue of Clinical

Infectious Diseases, and continued to decrease at least 3 logs more than on

control gloves over the next 15 minutes.

The numbers of E. coli and Salmonella typhimurium inoculated directly onto

the hands of volunteers also fell significantly more after wearing chlorine

dioxide-releasing gloves than after wearing control gloves, the results

indicate.

There was no difference in dermal tolerance of intact or abraded skin after

wearing control or chlorine dioxide-releasing gloves.

" These gloves could be a useful adjunct to the standard practices of

handwashing or use of alcohol-based lotions to prevent transmission of

infections in health care environments (hospitals, outpatient clinics), " Dr.

Barza said. " In particular, they can prevent transmission of organisms

picked up on the gloves after they are donned. "

" It should be stressed that chlorine dioxide has potent activity against all

microorganisms studied, including HIV and the SARS virus, a wide variety of

bacteria, including spores, and fungi and parasites, " Dr. Barza added. " It

should also be emphasized that chlorine dioxide has no tendency to foster or

select for resistant strains - unlike antibiotics. "

Dr. Barza said that the gloves cost barely more than standard gloves. Also,

he concluded, " The technology should not affect the performance or

tolerability of the gloves in any way. "

Clin Infect Dis 2004;38:857-863

[Guest guest]

Chlorine Dioxide-Generating Gloves Eliminate Broad Spectrum of Pathogens

By Will Boggs, MD. MD

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 16 - Gloves that create a " disinfecting

microenvironment " by continuously generating chlorine dioxide appear safe

for the wearer and effective in reducing the numbers of pathogens on the

gloves and on the wearer, according to new a report.

Chlorine dioxide is a water-soluble gas with activity against a broad

spectrum of potential pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa,

fungi, and bacterial spores, explains Dr. Barza from Caritas Carney

Hospital and Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Barza tested the ability of gloves impregnated with microspheres that

release chlorine dioxide upon exposure to light or moisture to reduce

microbial numbers on the gloves and on the hands of wearers.

The numbers of Staph. aureus and Listeria monocytogenes declined by at least

2 logs more in the first 2 minutes on chlorine dioxide-releasing gloves than

on control gloves, Dr. Barza reports in the March 15th issue of Clinical

Infectious Diseases, and continued to decrease at least 3 logs more than on

control gloves over the next 15 minutes.

The numbers of E. coli and Salmonella typhimurium inoculated directly onto

the hands of volunteers also fell significantly more after wearing chlorine

dioxide-releasing gloves than after wearing control gloves, the results

indicate.

There was no difference in dermal tolerance of intact or abraded skin after

wearing control or chlorine dioxide-releasing gloves.

" These gloves could be a useful adjunct to the standard practices of

handwashing or use of alcohol-based lotions to prevent transmission of

infections in health care environments (hospitals, outpatient clinics), " Dr.

Barza said. " In particular, they can prevent transmission of organisms

picked up on the gloves after they are donned. "

" It should be stressed that chlorine dioxide has potent activity against all

microorganisms studied, including HIV and the SARS virus, a wide variety of

bacteria, including spores, and fungi and parasites, " Dr. Barza added. " It

should also be emphasized that chlorine dioxide has no tendency to foster or

select for resistant strains - unlike antibiotics. "

Dr. Barza said that the gloves cost barely more than standard gloves. Also,

he concluded, " The technology should not affect the performance or

tolerability of the gloves in any way. "

Clin Infect Dis 2004;38:857-863

[Guest guest]

Chlorine Dioxide-Generating Gloves Eliminate Broad Spectrum of Pathogens

By Will Boggs, MD. MD

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 16 - Gloves that create a " disinfecting

microenvironment " by continuously generating chlorine dioxide appear safe

for the wearer and effective in reducing the numbers of pathogens on the

gloves and on the wearer, according to new a report.

Chlorine dioxide is a water-soluble gas with activity against a broad

spectrum of potential pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa,

fungi, and bacterial spores, explains Dr. Barza from Caritas Carney

Hospital and Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Barza tested the ability of gloves impregnated with microspheres that

release chlorine dioxide upon exposure to light or moisture to reduce

microbial numbers on the gloves and on the hands of wearers.

The numbers of Staph. aureus and Listeria monocytogenes declined by at least

2 logs more in the first 2 minutes on chlorine dioxide-releasing gloves than

on control gloves, Dr. Barza reports in the March 15th issue of Clinical

Infectious Diseases, and continued to decrease at least 3 logs more than on

control gloves over the next 15 minutes.

The numbers of E. coli and Salmonella typhimurium inoculated directly onto

the hands of volunteers also fell significantly more after wearing chlorine

dioxide-releasing gloves than after wearing control gloves, the results

indicate.

There was no difference in dermal tolerance of intact or abraded skin after

wearing control or chlorine dioxide-releasing gloves.

" These gloves could be a useful adjunct to the standard practices of

handwashing or use of alcohol-based lotions to prevent transmission of

infections in health care environments (hospitals, outpatient clinics), " Dr.

Barza said. " In particular, they can prevent transmission of organisms

picked up on the gloves after they are donned. "

" It should be stressed that chlorine dioxide has potent activity against all

microorganisms studied, including HIV and the SARS virus, a wide variety of

bacteria, including spores, and fungi and parasites, " Dr. Barza added. " It

should also be emphasized that chlorine dioxide has no tendency to foster or

select for resistant strains - unlike antibiotics. "

Dr. Barza said that the gloves cost barely more than standard gloves. Also,

he concluded, " The technology should not affect the performance or

tolerability of the gloves in any way. "

Clin Infect Dis 2004;38:857-863

[Guest guest]

Chlorine Dioxide-Generating Gloves Eliminate Broad Spectrum of Pathogens

By Will Boggs, MD. MD

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 16 - Gloves that create a " disinfecting

microenvironment " by continuously generating chlorine dioxide appear safe

for the wearer and effective in reducing the numbers of pathogens on the

gloves and on the wearer, according to new a report.

Chlorine dioxide is a water-soluble gas with activity against a broad

spectrum of potential pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa,

fungi, and bacterial spores, explains Dr. Barza from Caritas Carney

Hospital and Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts.

Dr. Barza tested the ability of gloves impregnated with microspheres that

release chlorine dioxide upon exposure to light or moisture to reduce

microbial numbers on the gloves and on the hands of wearers.

The numbers of Staph. aureus and Listeria monocytogenes declined by at least

2 logs more in the first 2 minutes on chlorine dioxide-releasing gloves than

on control gloves, Dr. Barza reports in the March 15th issue of Clinical

Infectious Diseases, and continued to decrease at least 3 logs more than on

control gloves over the next 15 minutes.

The numbers of E. coli and Salmonella typhimurium inoculated directly onto

the hands of volunteers also fell significantly more after wearing chlorine

dioxide-releasing gloves than after wearing control gloves, the results

indicate.

There was no difference in dermal tolerance of intact or abraded skin after

wearing control or chlorine dioxide-releasing gloves.

" These gloves could be a useful adjunct to the standard practices of

handwashing or use of alcohol-based lotions to prevent transmission of

infections in health care environments (hospitals, outpatient clinics), " Dr.

Barza said. " In particular, they can prevent transmission of organisms

picked up on the gloves after they are donned. "

" It should be stressed that chlorine dioxide has potent activity against all

microorganisms studied, including HIV and the SARS virus, a wide variety of

bacteria, including spores, and fungi and parasites, " Dr. Barza added. " It

should also be emphasized that chlorine dioxide has no tendency to foster or

select for resistant strains - unlike antibiotics. "

Dr. Barza said that the gloves cost barely more than standard gloves. Also,

he concluded, " The technology should not affect the performance or

tolerability of the gloves in any way. "

Clin Infect Dis 2004;38:857-863