PCR-based method for detecting viral penetration of medical exam gloves.

Abstract:

:The test approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for assessment of the barrier quality of medical exam gloves includes visual inspection and a water leak test. Neither method tests directly the ability of gloves to prevent penetration by microorganisms. Methods that use microorganisms (viruses and bacteria) to test gloves have been developed but require classical culturing of the organism to detect it. We have developed a PCR assay for bacteriophage phiX174 that allows the rapid detection of penetration of gloves by this virus. The method is suitable for use with both latex and synthetic gloves. The presence of glove powder on either latex or synthetic gloves had no effect on the ability of the PCR assay to detect bacteriophage DNA. The assay is rapid, sensitive, and inexpensive; requires only small sample volumes; and can be automated.

journal_name

J Clin Microbiol

authors

Broyles JM,O'Connell KP,Korniewicz DM

doi

10.1128/jcm.40.8.2725-2728.2002

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-08-01 00:00:00

pages

2725-8

issue

8

eissn

0095-1137

issn

1098-660X

journal_volume

40

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