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Table 4 Origin of the microorganisms based on gloving practices for HCWs with contaminated fingertips

From: Impact of sterile gloving during proximal manipulation of central line catheter hub: the multicenter observational study CleanHandPROX

 

Contaminants according to observed gloving practices

No gloves

Non sterile gloves

Sterile gloves

All

N HCWs

49

23

188

260

N HCWs with contaminated fingertips

33

12

27

72

N HCWs (%) with fingertips contaminated by

    

 Resident flora

16 (33)

6 (26)

16 (8)

38 (15)

 Transient flora

22 (45)

10 (43)

13 (7)

45 (17)

N microorganisms (%) belonging to

44

19

34

97

 Resident flora

23

11

15

49

 Transient Flora of

21

8

19

48

  - Human origin

3

3

4

10

  - Environmental origin

18

5

15

38