Effectiveness and microbial contamination of an in-house alcohol-based hand rub.
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em Inglês
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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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Índice:
IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
Fatores de Tempo
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Humanos
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Resistência Microbiana a Medicamentos
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Contagem de Colônia Microbiana
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Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana
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Desinfecção das Mãos
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Infecção Hospitalar
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Contaminação de Medicamentos
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Controle de Infecções
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Análise Custo-Benefício
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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