Persistence of antimicrobial effect of antiseptics in surgical hand hygiene regimens.
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| ID: sea-44605
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To determine the persistence of antimicrobial effect of antiseptic solutions used in surgical hand hygiene procedure, and the in-house preparation was compared to the commercial solution for its efficacy. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
The present study was performed in a 150-bed hospital involving 19 staff from general, orthopedics, KUB, and OB-GYN surgical teams in 48 operations. The antimicrobial effects from 4 different solutions were determined and compared.RESULTS:
The study showed that the commercial alcohol-based antiseptic solution was equally or more effective than long-time accepted povidone-iodine or chlorhexidine gluconate solutions and had better persistent effect. The in-house preparation was effective comparable to the commercial solution.CONCLUSION:
The commercial alcohol-based antiseptic solution had better persistence of antimicrobial effects compared to the in-house alcohol-based hand rub, povidone iodine and chlorhexidine gluconate.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Povidone-Iodine
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Surgical Wound Infection
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Time
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Bacteria
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Chlorhexidine
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Hand Disinfection
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Hygiene
Language:
English
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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