A lack of glove changes at COVID-19 testing centers in Belgium led to major cross-contamination of samples and a high rate of false positive results. This was the finding of research that was presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Li
They also visited the sites to assess the personnel.
Site visits identified the lack of glove changes between patients as being the source of cross-contamination. This included managers being tasked with telling every staff member who swabbed patients about the importance of glove changing and test centers being contacted if there was a spike in their false positive rate.
Mr. Slechten says: “Nasopharyngeal sampling involves close contact between the hand of the health professional, the patient and sample tube. Therefore, it is essential to change gloves between each patient.
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