Minimizing hand-to-glove DNA contamination

In this study, the Netherlands Forensic Institute’s (NFI) contamination prevention recommendations to prevent hand-to-outside-glove DNA transfer were assessed for effectiveness and subsequently optimized. The results of this study support the choice of using a 0.3% sodium hypochlorite solution or commercially available RNase AWAY as decontamination reagents to clean and subsequently dry the exterior of donned gloves prior to entering the lab and/or handling items of evidence.