| Date | 1890 |
| Author | Halsted |
| Contribution | Introduced rubber gloves in surgical operations, though not to prevent transmission of germs. |
| Reference | Garrison |
| Notes | It was done initially to protect hands from the effects of carbolic acid, not to protect the patient from infection. Cotton gloves had been used in surgery by Mikulicz to exclude germs (according to Richardson), but had not come iinto general use. See 1896 |
| Category | Miscellany |
| Pathogen Class | General |
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