Chlorhexidine-coated surgical gloves influence the bacterial flora of hands over a period of 3 hours

Table 1 Mean log₁₀ reduction factors after 3 h wear time of three different surgical gloves

Group	N	Mean log₁₀ RF	± SD	95%-Confidence Interval (CI)		Min.	Max.
Group	N	Mean log₁₀ RF	± SD	Lower	Upper	Min.	Max.
A	42	2.67	1.24	2.28	3.06	−1.19	5.37
B	42	1.96	1.31	1.55	2.37	−0.14	5.06
C	42	1.68	1.09	1.33	2.02	−0.23	3.85
Total	126	2.10	1.28	1.88	2.33	−1.19	5.37

RF reduction factor, SD Standard Deviation, N sample size, Group A: antimicrobial surgical glove; Group B and group C: non-antimicrobial standard surgical gloves

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