Medical exam gloves provide both hospital staff and patients protection from microbes, being essential to providing the best quality healthcare. As glove manufacturers continue to introduce new exam gloves to the health care industry, choosing the best medical gloves can seem like a daunting task. All medical gloves will provide adequate protection against bloodborne pathogens, so the major factors influencing the medical exam glove will be the comfort & fit as well as how much it will cost.

Price and Market Trend Analysis Review of the Exam Glove Industry in 2011

The price for medical gloves remains tied the costs of raw materials such as latex along with a weak US dollar currency. In contrast to 2010, the worldwide demand for exam gloves subsided in 2011 due to the absence of an epidemic fear. As we enter 2012, we can expect the overall demand to normal by increasing at the 8-10% rate which was prior to the outbreak. In the absence of a strong US dollar and without a decline in the price of raw materials, we can expect the overall price for exam gloves to creep higher. In 2012, look for a stronger demand for nitrile gloves as more and more healthcare facilities substitute latex gloves for latex-free alternatives. For full report, read more>