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Rev. peru. med. exp. salud publica ; 25(4): 391-393, oct.-dic. 2008. graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS, LIPECS | ID: lil-563981

ABSTRACT

Se evaluó la efectividad del uso de alcohol glicerinado en la desinfección de manos, de personas que preparaban los alimentos en ollas comunes para damnificados de albergues y comités vecinales sin acceso al agua potable, en los primeros días posteriores al terremoto de Pisco. Se realizó un preexperimento con 20 mujeres adultas que no se habían lavado las manos, se cuantificó la carga bacterianade aerobios mesófilos, enterobacterias y Staphylococcus aureus en sus manos antes y después de la aplicación de alcohol glicerinado, usando la prueba de Wilcoxon se encontró una reducción significativa (p menor que 0,001) de la carga bacteriana. En conclusión, la aplicación de alcohol glicerinado es efectiva para la desinfección de manos en manipuladores de alimentos en una población sin acceso al agua yposterremoto.


We assessed the effectiveness of the use of glycerinated alcohol for disinfecting the hands of persons fixing foods in communal kitchens in refugee and neighborhood camps with no access to potable water during the first days alter the earthquake that hit Pisco, Peru in August 2007. A previous assessment was performed in 20 adult women with no prior handwashing. Bacterial load in their hands, including mesophilic microorganisms, Enterobacteriaceae, and Staphylococcus aureus was measured before and after the use of glycerinated alcohol. A significant reduction in bacterial load (p minor that 0.001) was found according to the Wilcoxon test. We conclude that the use of glycerinated alcohol is effective for hand disinfection in people manipulating food in an area with no access to potable water alter a naturaldisaster, in this case, the earthquake that hit Pisco in August 2007.


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Water Supply , Natural Disasters , Hand Disinfection , Peru
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