Effectiveness and microbial contamination of an in-house alcohol-based hand rub.
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| ID: sea-38221
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate the effectiveness and contamination of an in-house alcohol-based hand rub in a real clinical setting and to compare its effectiveness in bacterial reduction with that of a commercial product. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
Effectiveness of the hand rub in bacterial reduction was compared to a commercial product using the modified antiseptic/disinfectant testing method of European Standard (EN 1500) in 12 volunteers. In-house alcohol-based hand rub in 50 clinical wards were serially collected and cultured to determine contamination.RESULTS:
The bacterial reduction factor of the hand rub was comparable to that of the commercial product. There was no organisms grown from serial cultures of the in-house alcohol-based hand rub in use for 28 days.CONCLUSION:
The in-house alcohol-based hand rub was effective and there was no contamination up to 28 days in use.
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IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Asunto principal:
Factores de Tiempo
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Humanos
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Farmacorresistencia Microbiana
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Recuento de Colonia Microbiana
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Pruebas de Sensibilidad Microbiana
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Desinfección de las Manos
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Infección Hospitalaria
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Contaminación de Medicamentos
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Control de Infecciones
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Análisis Costo-Beneficio
Idioma:
Inglés
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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