Tolerance and acceptability of 14 surgical and hygienic alcohol-based hand rubs

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 281-288

  Girard, R ^a   Bousquet, E ^b   Carre E ^b   Bert, C ^b   Coyault, C ^a   Coudrais, S ^a   Regard, A ^c   Garcia, E Laprugne ^d   Valdeyron, M L ^b   Pergay, V ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

^b HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^c EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^d HÔPITAL DEBROUSSE   (France)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Alcohol; Hand hygiene; Hand rub; Skin; User acceptability

Indexed keywords

2 PHENOXYETHANOL; 2 PROPANOL; ALCOGEL H; ALCOHOL; ASSANIS PRO GEL; BENZYL ALCOHOL; CLINOGEL; DERMALCOOL; DISINFECTANT AGENT; ETHYLSULFATE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MANUGEL PLUS; MANUGEL PLUS NPC; MANURUB GEL; MECETRONIUM; PROPANOL; PURELL; PURELL 85; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; SPITACID; SPITAGEL; STERILLIUM GEL; TRICLOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRY SKIN; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; SKIN IRRITATION; STERILLIUM;

ALCOHOLS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DISINFECTANTS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FRANCE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; SKIN;

EID: 33744801443     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.01.017     Document Type: Article

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