Development and evaluation of a new alcohol-based surgical hand scrub formulation with persistent antimicrobial characteristics and brushless application

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 507-512

  Hobson, D W ^a   Woller, W ^a   Anderson, L ^a   Guthery, E ^a  

^a DPT Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; EMOLLIENT AGENT; POVIDONE IODINE; SURFACTANT; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TRISEPTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MIXTURE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFECTION PREVENTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031782647     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-6553(98)70024-0     Document Type: Article

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