Effectiveness of hand-cleansing formulations containing tea tree oil assessed ex vivo on human skin and in vivo with volunteers using European standard EN 1499

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 220-228

  Messager, S ^a   Hammer, K A ^a   Carson, C F ^a   Riley, T V ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Western Australian Centre for Pathology and Medical Research   (Australia)

^c PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

EN 1499; Ex vivo test; Handwashing; Tea tree oil

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; POLYSORBATE 80; SOAP; TEA TREE OIL;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; EUROPE; EXCISION; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERSONAL HYGIENE; SAMPLING; SKIN; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VOLUNTEER;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CROSS INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; EUROPE; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; POLYSORBATES; SKIN; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TEA TREE OIL;

EID: 13344276495     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.06.032     Document Type: Article

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