An assessment of the endotoxin contents of natural rubber latex medical gloves

Amir Hashim M. Y., . and Ahmad Ikram A. J., . An assessment of the endotoxin contents of natural rubber latex medical gloves. pp. 29-35. ISSN 1511-1768

The endotoxin levels of Malaysian Natural Rubber (NR) latex medical gloves were determined by a kinetic turbidimetric Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate (LAL) assay. The samples evaluated were 39 pairs of sterilised surgical gloves from 10 commercially-available brands and 21 pairs of non-sterilised examination gloves from 8 brands. The endotoxin concentrations ranged from 3.2 to 114.1 EU/glove pair for surgical gloves and from 8.4 to 9 632 EU/glove pair for the examination gloves. In the case of surgical gloves 72 had endotoxin activity below the specified FDA standard of 20 EU/device while in the case of the non-sterilised examination gloves only 38 had values below the specified level. There was no correlation between endotoxin concentrations and the presence of glove powders in the present study.

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Abstract

The endotoxin levels of Malaysian Natural Rubber (NR) latex medical gloves were determined by a kinetic turbidimetric Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate (LAL) assay. The samples evaluated were 39 pairs of sterilised surgical gloves from 10 commercially-available brands and 21 pairs of non-sterilised examination gloves from 8 brands. The endotoxin concentrations ranged from 3.2 to 114.1 EU/glove pair for surgical gloves and from 8.4 to 9 632 EU/glove pair for the examination gloves. In the case of surgical gloves 72 had endotoxin activity below the specified FDA standard of 20 EU/device while in the case of the non-sterilised examination gloves only 38 had values below the specified level. There was no correlation between endotoxin concentrations and the presence of glove powders in the present study.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Endotoxins
AGROVOC Term:	Natural rubber
AGROVOC Term:	Latex
AGROVOC Term:	Lipopolysaccharides
AGROVOC Term:	Gram negative bacteria
AGROVOC Term:	Chemical structure
AGROVOC Term:	Immune response
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	28 Apr 2025 03:10
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23056

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