Clinical double-blind trial on the dermal tolerance and user acceptability of six alcohol-based hand disinfectants for hygienic hand disinfection

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 114-120

  Kramer, A ^a   Bernig, T ^a   Kampf, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b Bode Chemie GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Compliance; Dermal tolerance; Hand disinfection; User acceptability

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; AHD 2000; ALCOHOL; DESDERMAN; DISINFECTANT AGENT; EMOLLIENT AGENT; MUCASEPT A; POLY ALKOHOL; PROPANOL; SPITACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG TOLERANCE; DRY SKIN; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ODOR; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEBUM; SELF EVALUATION; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN WATER LOSS; STERILLIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATER CONTENT; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOLS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SKIN;

EID: 0036599328     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1223     Document Type: Article

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