Persistence of antimicrobial effect of antiseptics in surgical hand hygiene regimens.
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| 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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Índice:
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Assunto principal:
Povidona-Iodo
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Infecção da Ferida Cirúrgica
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Tempo
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Bactérias
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Clorexidina
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Desinfecção das Mãos
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Higiene
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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